Crabapple Trees

Ideal for small gardens or growing in pots, crabapple trees produce a spring flower display to rival the showiest cherry blossom and fill your garden with birdsong with their brightly-coloured fruits. These native trees attract pollinators, have wonderfully warm autumn colour and even fertilise apple trees, to give you a bigger crop.

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  • 'Pink Glow' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Pink Glow' Crabapple Tree

    Makes outstanding jelly

    • A delightful, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Scented white flowers with a pink blush
    • Great disease resistance

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  • 'Rudolph' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Rudolph' Crabapple Tree

    More magical than any reindeer!

    • Impressive, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 7m
    • Stunning pink flowers, bright red fruits
    • Fabulous spring and autumn foliage colour

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  • 'Yellow Siberian' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £45
    £45

    'Yellow Siberian' Crabapple Tree

    Laden with sunshine-yellow fruit

    • Picturesque spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Intensely vibrant fruits and white blossoms
    • Offers a valuable winter food source to birds

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  • 'Butterball' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £35
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    'Butterball' Crabapple Tree

    Stunning sunset-hued fruits

    • Charming spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Delicate white blossoms and amber fruits
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Sun Rival' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Sun Rival' Crabapple Tree

    The perfect specimen tree

    • A beautifully weeping, small tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • White blooms emerge from carmine pink buds
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

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    Which is the best crabapple tree for your garden?

  • 'Profusion Improved' Crabapple Tree | Malus moerlandsii Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Profusion Improved' Crabapple Tree | Malus moerlandsii

    Like 'Profusion'... but better!

    • A vigorous, spreading tree
    • Medium tree – grows up to 5m
    • Covered in magenta purple blossom each spring
    • Displays great resistance to apple scab

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  • John Downie Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
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    From £28

    'John Downie' Crabapple Tree

    An incredibly popular variety

    • An oval, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • A riot of single, snow-white spring blossoms
    • Perfect pectin content for jams

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  • Purple Weeping Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Beauty' Ornamental Trees
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    Purple Weeping Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Beauty'

    Pendulous perfection

    • A beautifully weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Single, magenta blossoms in spring
    • Perfect for pots and compact gardens

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  • Montreal Beauty' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £55
    £60 £55

    'Montreal Beauty' Crabapple Tree

    Beautiful in every season

    • A compact, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Masses of white blossom in spring
    • Fruits that look like rosy apple sweets!

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  • Royalty' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Royalty' Crabapple Tree

    All hail this regal sensation!

    • A tasteful, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Single, burgundy red blooms in spring
    • Purple foliage becomes more red in autumn

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  • Jelly King' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Jelly King' Crabapple Tree

    The best for jam-making

    • A proudly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Myriad linen-white flowers appear in spring
    • Harvests increase with age

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  • 'Red Glow' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £45
    £45

    'Red Glow' Crabapple Tree

    Bulky fruits, beautiful blossoms

    • Compact, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Fabulous magenta blossoms and plum-hued fruit
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

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  • Evereste Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
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    From £28

    'Evereste' Crabapple Tree

    Award-winning and deservedly so

    • A lovely, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Dazzling white flowers turning pink
    • Good resistance to fire blight

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  • 'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
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    'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree

    Ruby red, jewel-like fruits

    • A charming, upright-to-spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Clouds of pinkish white blossom in spring
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste' Ornamental Trees
    £30
    £35 £30

    Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste'

    The pinnacle of patio pomes

    • Delightful clear-stemmed patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dark green foliage turning orange in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • 'Royal Raindrops' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Royal Raindrops' Crabapple Tree

    Punchy-pink blossom clouds

    • Broadly upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Deeply-cut foliage with intense pink blooms
    • Excellent resistance to scab and rust

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  • Japanese Crabapple Tree | Malus floribunda Ornamental Trees
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    Japanese Crabapple Tree | Malus floribunda

    Showy and disease-resistant

    • A dense, rounded tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • A profusion of fragrant, single, pink blossom
    • Makes a spectacular feature tree

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  • 'Golden Hornet' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £30
    £55 £30

    'Golden Hornet' Crabapple Tree

    Glorious bright yellow fruits

    • A broad, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • White springtime blossom with a hint of pink
    • Loved by thrushes and blackbirds

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  • Professor Sprenger' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £60 £50

    'Professor Sprenger' Crabapple Tree

    Perfect for pollinators

    • A rounded, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Scented white blooms in spring
    • Golden yellow leaves in autumn

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  • 'Neville Copeman' Purple Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Neville Copeman' Purple Crabapple Tree

    Wonderful purple foliage

    • An elegantly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Single, light fuchsia-pink flowers in spring
    • Heavy cropper (use to make jams and jellies)

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  • 'Indian Magic' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Indian Magic' Crabapple Tree

    Crabapples for months and months

    • Elegant spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Bronze-tinged foliage and pink blooms
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • 'Brandywine' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Brandywine' Crabapple Tree

    Brill blooms, fab fragrance

    • Bushy, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Glorious double pink blossoms
    • Radiates a lovely, balanced fragrance

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  • All Seasons Hedging | Growers' Choice Shrubs
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    £55 From £45

    All Seasons Hedging | Growers' Choice

    Looks great all year round

    • Flowers, berries and vibrant stems
    • Packed with colour and wildlife benefits
    • Premium varieties handpicked by our grower
    • Easy to plant and prune

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  • A Completely Edible Hedge Shrubs
    From £65
    £95 From £65

    A Completely Edible Hedge

    Turn borders into fruit gardens!

    • Packed with fruit, nuts and berries
    • Spring flowers loved by pollinators
    • Tasty varieties handpicked by our grower
    • Hardy, productive and easy to look after

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  • 'Crimson Cascade' Purple Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £28
    £50 £28

    'Crimson Cascade' Purple Crabapple Tree

    A spectrum of pinks and purples

    • Wonderful weeping tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Purple to bronze leaves, magenta blooms
    • Perfect for a front lawn feature tree

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  • 'Wedding Bouquet' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    'Wedding Bouquet' Crabapple Tree

    Blossoms befitting any aisle

    • Graceful upright (to spreading) tree
    • Medium tree - grows to 4m
    • Ivory white flowers, intensely red fruits
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

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  • 'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    'Comtesse de Paris' Crabapple Tree

    Blooms worthy of any noble court

    • Regal spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Wonderfully fragrant, snow-white flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

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Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe

Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.

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Which crabapple tree is best for your garden?

Which crabapple tree is best for your garden?

Our crabapple collection includes four RHS Award of Garden Merit winners, including 'Evereste' (large white flowers and red berries) and 'Sun Rival', a weeping variety. 'John Downie' is our choice for blossom, being covered in clusters of white flowers each spring, while the Japanese crabapple has fragrant pink blossoms and dark red fruits. Compact 'Jelly King' may be the smallest variety, but is also the best for jam and jelly. To find your perfect crabapple tree, read more about them.

What grows well with crabapples?

What grows well with crabapples?

A crabapple tree is a must for your wildlife garden, and pairs nicely with other compact native trees like hazels and rowans. All of these trees can also be used as hedging. Underplant your crabapple with bulbs, flowering shrubs such as oleaster, aucuba and escallonia or shade-tolerant perennials like heuchera, sedum or ferns for a natural woodland look. Winter-flowering plants like hellebores are also a good choice for underplanting deciduous trees, as they’ll bloom when the tree’s leaves have fallen.

Growers' tips for crabapple trees

Growers' tips for crabapple trees

Crabapples are joyfully unfussy trees. They grow best in a sunny spot, but will tolerate a little afternoon shade; the soil type doesn’t matter as long as it’s well-drained and kept moist. Water your tree regularly for the first year, then leave it to its own devices unless the weather’s particularly hot and dry. Your tree will appreciate a yearly feed and mulch, too. You don’t have to prune crabapples, but if you do, late winter or early spring is the time. Harvest your crabapples between September and November to make crabapple jelly - or leave them for the birds to enjoy.

Crabapple FAQs

Where should I plant a crabapple tree?

The crabapple prefers a sunny, open environment with plenty of space with well-drained, enriched soil.

How do I care for a crabapple tree?

Water your crabapple tree regularly during its first year by maintaining an even moisture over its root zone.

Should I prune a crabapple tree?

In terms of maintenance, crabapple trees are pretty easy to care for and don't need a lot of pruning. Pruning is important for maintaining a tree's shape, removing dead branches, and treating or preventing disease.

When should I plant a crabapple tree?

Trees can be planted bare root between November and March, and potted trees can be planted at any time of the year.

How quickly do crabapple trees grow UK?

A crabapple tree will grow around 12 - 13cm per year if it’s receiving the TLC it deserves!

Do crabapple trees lose their leaves in the winter?

It is a deciduous tree, meaning it loses its leaves every year and it is typical for the leaves to turn yellow or brown after the fruit matures and fall completely off the tree by winter.

Are crabapple trees easy to grow?

They certainly don’t ask for much! In terms of size, crabapple trees are quite compact, making them a good choice for smaller gardens and there are also a number of advantages to planting a crabapple, so if you’re undecided here’s 3 reasons why you should go for it: they are a lovely sight, highly productive and great for surrounding wildlife!

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