Malus 'Echtermeyer'

RHS Plant Profile

apple 'Echtermeyer'

RHS 2003

Other common names

crab apple 'Oekonomierat Echtermeyer'

Malus × purpurea 'Pendula'
Malus × purpurea 'Echtermeyer'
Malus × gloriosa 'Oekonomierat Echtermeyer'
Malus domestica 'Echtermeyer'

Trees

A small tree with pendulous branches bearing bronze-green leaves, with red-purple flowers in spring, followed by small deep reddish-purple fruits

Full sun, Partial shade

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

2.5-4 metres

2.5-4 metres

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Full sun Partial shade

Family: Rosaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Pendulous weeping
Potentially harmful: Although generally edible when cooked, seeds contain toxins so these should be removed if you are considering eating the fruitusually grown as an ornamental shrub. see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
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
Name Status: Accepted

Grow in moderately fertile soil; will tolerate partial shade

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

May be susceptible to aphids, including woolly aphid and rosy apple aphid, fruit tree red spider mite, codling moth and other caterpillars