Malus 'Evereste'
(Crab Apple 'Evereste')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Tree
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 6m
Width - 6m
Location - Arboretum

Description: A small, Deciduous tree with an upright habit and a rounded outline. Dark green, oval leaves are sometimes lobed. Clusters of scented, white and pink bowl-shaped flowers open from red buds from mid to late spring and are followed by round, orange-yellow crab apples. The leaves turn bright shades of yellow and orange in autumn before falling.

Flower:

Clusters of scented, bowl-shaped, pale pink and white flowers open from red buds in April and May. The flowers are followed by small, round crab apples that turn bright orange-yellow in autumn.

Flower colour: White, pink

Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in clusters

Flowering time: April, May

Foliage:

Oval, dark green leaves are sometimes lobed. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches. The foliage turns vivid shades of yellow and orange in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Oval

Autumn Colour: Orange, yellow

Propagation:

Budding, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.