Photo gallery

  • Rudolph Flowers
  • Medium-sized Crab Apple Rudolph trees at Barcham
  • Malus rudolph on the nursery at Barcham Trees in full flower
  • The golden yellow autumn colour of Malus rudolph on the Barcham Trees nursery
  • Malus Rudolph fruits
  • The bright red new growth of Malus Rudolph
  • Carbon Rating
  • Carbon Rating

Crab Apple Rudolph

Malus Rudolph

Tree size guide
£252.00
10% discount applied when you buy any mix of 5 or more trees.
25% discount applied when you buy any mix of 10 or more trees.

About this product

Malus Rudolph (also known as Crab Apple Rudolph) was developed in the 1950s and is one of Barcham's favourite Malus trees!

This super tree has a glorious display of rose-pink flowers which appear in late spring. The foliage emerges after the flowers and is initially copper-red in colour; over the summer period, Malus Rudolph turns to a bronze-green, the only remnants of the red being the bright venation of the leaves.

In the autumn time, the elongated red fruits emerge as the foliage turns a clear yellow.

The Crab Apple Rudolph tree is fairly columnar as a young tree however the crown becomes rounder as it matures.

Unlike some Malus, this tree is extremely resistant to pests and disease, one of the reasons that we rate Malus Rudolph so highly.

This pretty little crab apple is a perfect choice to introduce colour and year-round interest for a small garden and makes an attractive small avenue tree.

Malus Rudolph is sometimes nicely paired up with Malus evereste as their features nicely complement one another.

If you live in an area prone to rabbits or deer then we recommend rabbit guards for these trees.

Mature height: 3-7m

Specifications

Common names
Crab Apple Rudolph
Height of tree
3-7m
Soil type
Well drained, Clay, Will tolerate most soil types
Shape
Rounded
Blossom Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Green
Information Flags
Good for bees
Looks good in
Autumn, Spring
Location
Garden, Parkland, Avenue
Genus
Malus