MALUS 'Red Sentinel'
Flowering Crab Apple

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:: Rosaceae :: MALUS :: x robusta (baccata x prunifolia) :: 'Red Sentinel'

Type of products available: Whips

Main asset

Beautiful white bloom followed by red fruits long lasting on the tree, making a small tree attractive almost all year. Its upright habit, more ample with age, is formed almost without pruning.

Remarks

Variety brought on the market in the middle of last century, interesting for the auxiliary fauna (pollinators and birds).

Deciduous small tree with upright growth, dark green leaves. The white spring bloom is followed by small red apples ∅ 2-2.5 cm persisting on the tree until early winter.

Uses: Shrub beds, specimen, alignment, tree for small garden

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: deciduous
Habit: erected
Height: 7 m x 6 m (23 ft x 20 ft)
Growth: fast
Flowering period: April-May
Époque de fructification : autumn

Shape and colours:

Foliage shape: oval dentated
Foliage colour: dark green
Foliage colour in autumn: yellow
Flowers shape: simple with 5 petals
Flowers colour: white
Forme des fruits : small apples
Couleur des fruits : red

Plantation:

Soil type: all except arid
Exposure: sun
Hardiness: - 30 °C (-22 °F - USDA zone 4b)