![]() ![]() Orders for crab apples from March to September are confirmed in late October/ early November ready for dispatch from November. At the height of the lifting season - between November and March - there may be up to a month's delay between placing the order and dispatching due to pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence, and the weather. John Downie crab-apple trees for sale 1 1-year bare-root tree £31.00 Large size (3m-5m after 10 years) 2 2-year pot-grown tree £54. Hardy, frost tolerant, but like most crabs prefers sun, well drained soil, and some shelter.Īll our crab apple trees are supplied as bare root plants. It's a Victorian variety which was particularly recommended for making crab apple jelly. Very prolific, 'John Downie' is a great pollinator of other varieties, although it itself is self fertile like other crab apples, so doesn't require another pollinator. It has lovely white blossom like Golden Hornet. It grows up to 5m, producing very fine bright orange and scarlet, ornamental conical crab apples for a fine autumn show. Crab Apple John Downie One of the most popular crab apples for jelly making Pink buds open to reveal pretty white cup shaped blossom in April and May Large. Masses of cup-shaped, white flowers open from pale pink buds in May, followed by large, oval, orange and scarlet fruit, which are edible being valuable for.Pollination Group: A B C and D - it is a good p. 'John Downie' was first grown in Lichfield in 1875, and named after a Scottish nurseryman. That way the tree will hopefully be able to reserve enough energy for setting next year’s fruit buds over the summer, rather than committing all its efforts to producing hundreds of crab apples this year.Order now for delivery from November Crab Apple Tree - John Downie Malus John Downie is a self-fertile crab apple producing lovely pink-white blossom, and large, red-flushed yellow fruit in autumn. I’m going to see if I can address the issue and stave off biennialism by thinning: taking off around half of the immature fruitlets once the blossom has fully faded and the petals have all dropped. Although this is perfectly normal for most Malus species, it does mean missing the spring blossom display one year in two, and spending a lot of time in the kitchen making crab apple jelly in the alternate years. I am slightly concerned though that the on-and-off blossoming over the past three seasons is an indication that the tree has slipped into a biennial bearing pattern. It also acts as an excellent cross-pollinator for the three trees in our air-pot mini-orchard (but more on that in another post). ‘John Downie’ isn’t just utterly gorgeous, of course. Crab Apple ‘John Downie’ is ready for its close-up… Masses of cup-shaped, white flowers open from pale pink buds in May, followed by large, oval, orange and scarlet fruit, which are edible being valuable for.89. Crab apple john downie full#I took a few more at the weekend, but the blossom had started to fade – battered by the recent wind and rain – and the sky was grey, so a short flashback seemed in order: ‘John Downie’ in full bloom, May 2021 A closer look at some of that gorgeous ‘John Downie’ blossom. Here are a few snaps, taken on May 9th when the tree was in full bloom. ![]() And then this year it came roaring back, with an incredibly lush, floriferous display of blossom that brought with it a deliciously light, fruit-sweet scent. 2019 was a very good year for blossom and fruit, but last year it was almost devoid of flower. Planted three or so years ago, it’s been growing steadily and putting out blossom when the season and the mood has taken it. For the past few weeks the focus and main feature of our small, suburban back garden has been our crab apple ‘John Downie’ tree. John Downie crab-apple trees for sale 1 1-year bare-root tree 31.00 Large size (3m-5m after 10 years) 2 2-year pot-grown tree 54.00 In a 12L pot Large size (3m-5m after 10 years) Next deliveries Pre-order now for delivery from September onwards for pot grown trees or December for bare-root trees and mixed orders. ![]()
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