Malus 'Evereste' white Crab Apple blossom

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Malus 'Evereste' Tree

Name: Malus 'Evereste' Tree
Brand: Ornamental Trees
SKU: ME.SS.12.1
Price: 70.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Flowering Crab Apple Trees

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Multi stem tree

Two or more stems arising from or near ground level

Mature standard tree

1.8m-2.0m clear stem with a branched crown on top

Single stem tree

Classic tree with one trunk

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Planting & Care

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Key features

Awards RHS Award of Garden Merit

Final size 5 x 4 metres in 20 years

Foliage Mid-green, turning bronzed yellow in autumn

Flowers White blossoms in spring

Fruit Self fertile, producing orange/red crab apples

Soil Prefers moist-well-drained sites, suits most soil types inc. chalk

Description

Malus 'Evereste' boasts dazzling, unusually large white flowers in April, opening from scarlet flower buds that fade to pink. Dark-green foliage adopts a yellow/bronze hue in autumn and attractive crab apples develop, flushed with shades of yellow, orange and red. These lovely crab apples can be used for culinary purposes or left on the tree where they will adorn the branches into winter.

Conical in habit, Malus 'Evereste' will grow to a height and spread of about 5 x 4 metres in 20 years. Pollution tolerant, Crab Apple trees are suited to urban areas and can handle most positions and soil types including chalk. This Flowering Crab Apple is popular amongst wildlife, particularly bees, making it a reliable pollinator used in commercial apple nurseries. Malus 'Evereste' is named after Eve Reste, the person, not the Himalayan Mountain and holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

This variety has large crab apples ideal for culinary use, so is sold with zero VAT.

AKA Crab Apple 'Evereste', Flowering crab apple, Crabapple tree

Planting Steps

1Preparation

Pot-grown plants can be planted at any time of year, whereas bare roots need to be planted between November and March.
Clear weeds and grass within a metre of the planting hole.
Dig a hole as deep as the root mass and twice as wide.
To help your plant establish more effectively, sprinkle Rootgrow in the hole.

2Planting

Gently loosen the roots and place into the planting hole.
Ensure the top of the plant's compost is flush with the level of the surrounding soil and the graft union or collar of the tree is above ground level.
Mix 50% of the original soil with 50% compost.
Fill in the hole, firming the soil gently.

3Last Steps

Water generously around the base of the plant.
If you are planting either a single stem tree or mature standard tree, we recommend adding a staking kit and rabbit guard.

Aftercare Advice

Crab Apple trees require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.

You can harvest culinary Crab Apples in early autumn or leave them for birds to enjoy. The trees should be pruned in winter but do not require hard pruning. Avoid trimming the tips of branches. Simply remove any dead or damaged branches and shoots at the base of the tree i.e. suckers and water sprouts.

For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.

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