Malus sylvestris
EUROPEAN CRAB APPLE, FRENCH CRAB APPLE, WILD APPLE
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This crab apple provides beautiful white or pinkish flowers, and also delicious fruit! The flowers are insect pollinated. It is native to Europe and southwest Asia, and is one of the parents of domestic apples. The yellow fruit, suffused with orange-red when ripening is a tasty snack. This deciduous tree is hardy to Zone 4 and in flower in May, with thorny branches. Fruit ripen from September to October. It can grow in a variety of soil types.
These seeds are rare and are in limited supply.
Type: Hardy tree
Hardiness zones: 4-8
Location: Sun
Height: 10m, 33'
Seeds per packet: 5
Soak the seeds for 12-24 hours before planting. Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. Then cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 90 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to room temperature 20-22C (68-72F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer. Do not discard the planting tray, as patience is needed, and they are well worth the wait.
Malus sylvestris
EUROPEAN CRAB APPLE, FRENCH CRAB APPLE, WILD APPLE
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This crab apple provides beautiful white or pinkish flowers, and also delicious fruit! The flowers are insect pollinated. It is native to Europe and southwest Asia, and is one of the parents of domestic apples. The yellow fruit, suffused with orange-red when ripening is a tasty snack. This deciduous tree is hardy to Zone 4 and in flower in May, with thorny branches. Fruit ripen from September to October. It can grow in a variety of soil types.
These seeds are rare and are in limited supply.
Type: Hardy tree
Hardiness zones: 4-8
Location: Sun
Height: 10m, 33'
Seeds per packet: 5
Soak the seeds for 12-24 hours before planting. Sow just under the surface of the soil and water in. Then cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 90 days. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to room temperature 20-22C (68-72F) for them to germinate. Germination is generally 30-90 days after the warming period, though some can take longer. Do not discard the planting tray, as patience is needed, and they are well worth the wait.