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Bare Root Malus Royalty Crab Apple Tree (4), AWARD + SMALL + PURPLE LEAVES + DISEASE RESISTANT + RED FLOWERS **FREE UK MAINLAND DELIVERY + FREE 100% TREE WARRANTY**

Bare root Malus Royalty crab apple
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Bare root Malus Royalty crab apple shape
Bare root Malus Royalty crab apple flowers
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Bare root Malus Royalty crab apple leaves
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Bare root Malus Royalty crab apple fruits
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Bare root Malus Royalty crab apple full foliage
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 £44.50 
Available Options:
Size Qty
100+ cm  
100-150cm (+£6.00)   
120-180cm (+£21.60)   


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mature bare root trees 180-400cm tall. 

Malus Royalty Crab Apple Options Explained. Click the link for containerised Royalty Crab Apple and more information.

100+cm: 1 year maiden.100+cm tall. M25 rootstock (grows to around 5m at maturity)
100-150cm: 1 year maiden, 100-150cm tall, M11 rootstock (grows to around 4m at maturity)
120-180cm: 120-180cm tall, 2-3 year old tree, M25 rootstock (grows to around 5m at maturity)

Malus Royalty Crab Apple
The most important things to know about our bare root Royalty Crab Apple are:

  1. RHS Award Of Garden Merit
  2. Weeping shape
  3. Purple-red leaves
  4. Fragrant flowers
  5. Crab apples stay on the tree into the winter
  6. Small tree 4 metres at 10 years
  7. Does not require any pruning
  8. Disease resistant
  9. Good choice for park, gardens and avenues
  10. Plant in most types of soil
  11. Withstand temperatures as low as -34 C.

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Do I Need To Stake My Bare Root Tree?
9 out of 10 times the answer will be no, especially if under 200cm tall. However our article on Tree Staking should help guide you.  

Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy. 

1 Year Maiden Bare Root Trees
If you plant a 1 Year maiden tree and do not prune it at all, it will grow a little more upright and have more clear stem

Crab Apple Trees Listed As Patio
Any Crab apple tree listed as suitable for patio growing means that it has most likely been grafted onto an M27 rootstock giving it an ultimate height of around 1.5 metres. The standard 12 Litre options are usually grafted onto MM106 rootstock and ultimate heights are determined be each species. Contact us first if rootstocks are important to you. 

Crab Apple Disease Resistance
Crab apple trees are generally resistant to disease but those that seem to be considerably less prone to problems are Admiration, Pink Glow, Wedding Bouquet, ButterBall, CardinalComtesa De Paris, Elk River, Coralburst, Donald Wyman, Golden GemGorgeous, Indian Magic, Jelly King, Louisa, Prairie Fire, Rudolf, Sun Rival, Tina, Scarlett, TransitoriaGuardsman and White Star

Crab Apple Pollinators
Crab apples have long flowering periods which makes them very useful as pollination partners. Many commercial orchards inter-plant crab apples with normal apple trees to increase fruit yield.

Crab Apple Drought Resistance
Generally speaking, Crab Apples tolerate drought reasonably well. 

Sun Or Shade For Crab Apples 
For best results from the flowers and fruits, a full sun position is preferred however light shade is acceptable. Excessive shade will lead to less flowers and fruits, a more open canopy and problems with Powdery Mildew. Shade and poor drainage is a good combination for bacterial and fungal issues. 

Crab Apple Suckering
If your Crab Apple has been grafted (many are) then you may experience small green shoots growing out the side of the tree below the graft point (around 10-30cm above ground) Remove these by rubbing your hand across the bark or snapping off. These will not grow as the original tree you purchased.

Ornamental Tree Roots In The Shade e.g. Behind A Fence
It is more important that that foliage (posh term for leaves) receives the sunlight than the roots. 

Have good drainage as water and no sun is the start of algae and other issues.

Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy.   

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