species
Malus sylvestris
Crab apple
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Malus sylvestris belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Crab apple, native to the UK. It reaches 7 m tall and 6 m across in about 20 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on clay, loam, sand or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in well drained or moist conditions, and suits sheltered or average positions. It flowers from April to May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 7 m tall × 6 m across, after about 20 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered, Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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