Picturesque flower dreams in the spring garden are within reach if you decide to cultivate one of the following crabapple varieties. Browse through a hand-picked selection here. Get to know varieties with the most magnificent flower dress, the tastiest fruits and the potential for pot beauty.
Which crabapple varieties are particularly recommended?
Popular crabapple varieties include Evereste, Red Juvel and Wintergold for gorgeous flowers and fruit, and Golden Hornet, Red Sentinel and Butterball for edible fruit. Small-growing varieties such as Pomzai and Tina are ideal for growing in containers on balconies or terraces.
These varieties make flower dreams come true
The following Malus hybrids brilliantly fulfill our desire for a lavish apple blossom. This creates a decorative fruit display that adorns the garden well into autumn. Given their aesthetic value, we do not blame these crabapples for being unsuitable for consumption.
- Evereste impresses with pink-white flowers, bright orange fruits and dark green foliage; Growth height 400-600 cm
- Red Juvel, a premium variety with small, red fruits and lavish, pink-red flowers; Growth height 400-800 cm
- Wintergold boasts pure white flowers and golden-yellow apples until winter; Growth height 400-600 cm
If the focus is on the decorative value of a malus, the enjoyment of fruit falls by the wayside for the human palate. This doesn't matter much to the environmentally conscious hobby gardener, as the birds in the garden are particularly happy about the little vitamin bombs during the food-poor winter.
These crabapple varieties wish you a good appetite
Although their name suggests otherwise, some of the most beautiful crabapple varieties give us edible fruits. They are primarily Malus hybrids that produce large, juicy apples. Small-fruited varieties, on the other hand, produce pea-sized crabapples that taste hard, woody and bitter. These varieties are a feast for the senses:
- Golden Hornet delights us with golden yellow, aromatic fruits and white flowers; Growth height 400-600 cm
- Red Sentinel impresses with delicate, rich red apples that follow a splendor of white-pink flowers; Growth height 400-500 cm
- Butterball brings us pink porcelain flowers and buttery yellow, fruity apples; Growth height 400-600 cm
Since all crabapple varieties thrive both as a shrub and as a small tree, these hybrids are ideal for sweet hedges and flower-rich privacy screens.
Small and fine – crabapple varieties for the bucket
To transform your balcony and terrace into a floral fairytale in spring, small crabapple bushes are a smart choice. With the end of the flowering period, the decorative value is by no means a thing of the past, as numerous fruits sprout that shine like jewels on the branches.
- Pomzai, one of the he althiest crabapple varieties with a compact silhouette and orange fruits; Growth height 120-150 cm
- Tina, the delicate beauty delights with white flowers and red, seductive little apples; Growth height 120-150 cm
Basically, almost all crabapple varieties are suitable for cultivation in containers for at least a few years. Thanks to their tolerance to pruning, the flowering trees can be kept at the desired height without any problems. After 3 to 4 years you can plant the crabapples in the garden bed.
Tip
If you are looking for a crabapple variety with red foliage, you will find it in the Malus hybrid 'Royality'. From April to May, a splendor of ruby red flowers rise above the elegant, shiny, dark red leaves, followed by deep red fruits in autumn.