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Malus 'Wisley Crab'

crab apple 'Wisley Crab'

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  • Other common names crab apple 'Wisley Crab'

  • Synonyms Pyrus malus 'Wisley Crab'
    Malus 'Wisley'

  • Family Rosaceae

  • Genus Malus are small to medium-sized deciduous trees with showy flowers in spring and ornamental or edible fruit in autumn; some have good autumn foliage colour

  • Details 'Wisley Crab' is a rounded, deciduoustree with oval leaves up to 10cm long, bronze-red at first, turning dark green. Lightly fragrant, dark purple-red flowers appear in late spring followed by large, conical, dark red fruit 7cm long

Characteristics

  • Foliage Deciduous

  • Habit Spreading / Branched

  • Fragrance Flower

  • Hardiness

    Hardiness ratings

    All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

    • H1a - Under glass all year (>15C)
    • H1b - Can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
    • H1c - Can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
    • H2 - Tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
    • H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
    • H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
    • H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
    • H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
    • H7 - Hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

    H6

Colour

Sunlight

  • Full Sun

  • Partial Shade

  • Aspect East-facing or South-facing or North-facing or West-facing

  • Exposure Exposed or Sheltered

Soil

  • Chalk

    Chalk

  • Clay

    Clay

  • Loam

    Loam

  • Sand

    Sand

  • MoistureMoist but well-drained

  • SoilChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

  • pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral

Size

  • Ultimate height 4-8 metres

  • Ultimate spread 4-8 metres

  • Time to ultimate height 10-20 years

How to grow

Cultivation Grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position, though partial shade is tolerated

Propagation Propagate by chip budding in late summer. Grafting can be carried out in midwinter

Suggested planting locations and garden types Flower borders and beds City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants Cottage & Informal Garden Wildlife Gardens

How to care

Pruning Pruning group 1

Pests Aphids, woolly aphid, fruit tree red spider mite and caterpillars may be a problem

Diseases May be affected by apple scab, apple canker, fireblight, powdery mildews and honey fungus

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