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Crab Apple - Malus sylvestris

Crab Apple - Malus sylvestris

Crab Apple - Malus sylvestris
From £8.50£10.20Inc VAT
Prices from as low as 35p per plant (ex. VAT)
Acidic, Sandy, Peaty Acidic, Sandy, Peaty
Alkaline, Chalky, Calcareous Alkaline, Chalky, Calcareous
Light Sand Light Sand
Neutral Neutral
Flower Interest Flower Interest
Fruits & Berries (Wildlife) Fruits & Berries (Wildlife)
Growth Rate: Moderate Growth Rate: Moderate
Height: Small Height: Small
Native Native
Use: Farm Woodland Use: Farm Woodland
Use: Field and Farm Hedging Use: Field and Farm Hedging
Use: Small Garden Use: Small Garden
Wildlife Interest Wildlife Interest

Details & Pricing
Site & Height
Characteristics
Uses & Wildlife
Pruning
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A pretty, rounded tree, attractive both in blossom and in fruit. A British native, it is one of the ancestors of all our cultivated apples and is often seen in hedgerows. It makes a pretty specimen tree for the garden and is a good pollinator for other apples. It is a useful addition to woodlands, where it will support a range of insects and birds.

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Bareroot Availability




Excluding VAT Including VAT
Height (cm) Pack Size Pack Price Price per plant Pack Price Price per plant
40-60cm
 10
25
50
100
250
500		 £8.50
£16.25
£30.00
£55.00
£112.50
£175.00		 0.85
0.65
0.60 
0.55
0.45
0.35		 £10.20
£19.50
£36.00 
£66.00
£135.00
£210.00		 1.02
0.78
0.72 
0.66
0.54
0.42
60-80cm
 10
25
50
100
250
500		 £9.50
£18.75
£35.00 
£65.00
£137.50
£225.00		 0.95
0.75
0.70 
0.65
0.55
0.45		 £11.40
£22.50
£42.00
£78.00
£165.00
£270.00		 1.14
0.90
0.84
0.78
0.66
0.54
80-100cm
 10
25
50
100
250		 £16.50
£33.75
£65.00
£125.00
£262.50		 1.65
1.35
1.30 
1.25
1.05		 £19.80
£40.50
£78.00 
£150.00
£315.00		 1.98
1.62
1.56 
1.50
1.26

Calculating the average price per plant

Whilst we have priced our plants in bundle sizes for ease, we do appreciate that there will be times when you must purchase a set number of plants. When working out the cost of the plants, always bear in mind the average price per plant that you will pay.

For example:

  • If you have a rigid requirement for 350 plants and the bundle sizes available are 10, 100, 250 and 500, you should select one bundle of 250 and one bundle of 100.


  • Let’s say that the cost per plant for a bundle of 100 is 70p (ex. VAT), whilst the cost per plant for a bundle of 250 is 60p (ex. VAT).


  • The average price per plant for this combination would be just 63p, which is simply 100 x 70p + 250 x 60p, divided by 350 (the total number of plants), as opposed to 76p per plant if you added 3 bundles of 100 and 5 bundles of 10 to your basket.

Site and soil
Prefers well-drained soil, but will cope well with heavier sites. Very hardy.

Leaf and bark
The leaves are ovate, mid-green 4-8cm long. The bark is dark brown, cracked into rectangular plates. Sometimes thorny. 

Flower, fruit and seed
The saucer-shaped five petalled white flowers are tinged pink and open in May. The small round green fruits ripen in autumn to yellow, flushed red. They are very sour even when ripe.

Uses
Crab apples are too sour to eat raw, but can be made into jams or added to other fruits where their high pectin content ensures a good ‘set’. The have also been added to cider and were an ingredient of the medieval drink Lamb’s Wool. The close-grained wood is prized for wood turning, and it is also valued as a sweet-scented fuel. 

Wildlife
Bees are attracted to the flowers, and birds and small mammals eat the fruits. Insects shelter in the crevices of the bark where they are a food source for birds.

Pruning
Crab Apple trees should be pruned in winter.

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