The Crab Apple ‘Gorgeous’ is a lovely shaped small, spreading deciduous tree. With a dense rounded habit with scented apple blossom in spring. Large slender white star-shaped flowers open from pink buds. Green leaves through summer changing to yellow and orange in the autumn and perfect little glossy red crab apples. The abundant fruit lasts well into November. Malus ‘Gorgeous’ makes delicious tangy pink crab apple jelly, alternatively, leaves the fruit on the tree to give an attractive winter display and provide food for wildlife.

Crab Apple Gorgeous is self-fertile and likes sun or partial shade and moist fertile well-drained soil. Minimal pruning in late autumn or early spring.

Cultivation: Cottage & informal gardens, city & courtyard
Soil: Moderate fertile well-drained. Chalk, clay, loam, sand
Aspect: North, south, west & east facing
Position: Sun, partial shade, exposed or sheltered
Foliage: Deciduous green leaves turn golden in autumn
Flowering: Fragrant pink buds turn to white blossom in spring
Fruiting: Crimson crab apples in autumn
Habit: Spreading rounded habit
Growth: Average
Fragrance: Yes
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Benefits to Wildlife: Bees, birds, butterflies, and small creatures
Height & Spread in Maturity: 4-5m x 3.5-3m

Symbolism: It is a symbol of fertility and is associated with love and marriage

History: Introduced by Hayward Wright, New Zealand in 1925.