The crabapple differs from the wellknown apple
They have bright colors, are much smaller and
remain on the tree. The are not really
good edible, and have an ormanental function.
They attract birds in the winter. After a frost
period they start to discolor but there
taste improves dramatically.
Malus x zumi 'Golden hornet'
This is a ornamental tree which produces yellow crab
apples during fall. In spring these small tree
produces beautiful white flowers. Crabapple fruit
are mostly red, but some, such as this cultivar
'Golden Hornet' and Malus 'Butterball',are yellow.
These crab apples are a good source to
produce jelly as the crab apples contain a lot
of pectin.
other uses of the 'Golden hornet'
This small tree is used as a good pollinator in an
apple orchard.
Malus x zumi "Golden hornet"
This is the most populair crabapple, that produced
red crabapples that remain on the tree until the spring.
These trees are very resistant against the most common
apple diseases.
crabapple 'Liset'
This crabapple cultivar is becoming the most
promising cultivar, as it combines colorful
purple crabapples in fall, and large flowers in the spring .
The large flowers have a bright pink color,
and will also show purple leaves in the spring.
crabapple jam
Jam is never made of crabapple alone, they
are always mixed with fruits that contain
to little pectin. Crabapple jam is also
combined with berries that you find when
walking through the wood, like blueberries,
strawberries, elderberrioes.
The cultivar Malus "Golden Hornet" is not only a ornamental fruit
but is also used as a pollinator. The bright yellow fruits
contrasts with the Hedera
A frost period ruins the color of crabapples.
This is Malus "Jornet" in november.
A Blue tit feeds on crabapple 'Red sentinel'
in the month december.
Crabapples feed youre garden birds in the winter.
Have a look at birds in the garden. .
De cultivar Malus "Red Sentinel"
plants used with Christmass
These plants are evergreens and
play an important role in celebrating Christmass
