About
A garden-worthy crab apple, with a well-shaped framework with deciduous foliage. Generous clusters of flowers cover branches, with persistent fruits in white with blossom in spring and fruit in autumn. 'Saint Albans Pippin' offers year-round interest.
About the 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
Plant details
Suggested usesSpecimen trees, small gardens, hedgerows. Blossom and fruit interest
Care notes
CultivationModerately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun
PruningPrune in winter while dormant. Remove crossing branches
PropagationGrafting for cultivars. Some from seed
Pest resistanceAphids, codling moth, woolly aphid
Disease resistanceScab, canker, fireblight. Choose disease-resistant cultivars