Orders for crab apples from March to September are confirmed in late October/ early November ready for dispatch from November. Up to 50 off Summer Sale now on Explore offers. The best for preserves: 12 lt pot (1.5-1.8m): £89.99 Delivery by Crocus Up. John Downie crab apple trees are attractive and make heavy crops of some of the best crab apples for use in the kitchen. 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. Buy crab apple Malus John Downie - Beautiful orange fruit. Malus John Downie: Bareroot John Downie Crab Apple Trees in Standard Sizes. Crab Apple John Downie Malus Hardy Tree FROM £29.99 96 (6 Reviews) Garden Club Members Price: FROM £26. He named it after his friend and fellow nurseryman John Downie. John Downie was raised in the 1870s by Edward Holmes, a nurseryman from Lichfield, England. 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. John Downie easy to grow, but somewhat prone to apple scab - although this does not affect the cooking quality of the fruit. 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. The variety favoured for making crab apple jelly. John Downie is no exception, widely regarded as one of the finest crabs apples, and definitely the choice if you wish to use the vast amount of autumn fruits. It grows up to 5m, producing very fine bright orange and scarlet, ornamental conical crab apples for a fine autumn show. Malus JOHN DOWNIE Bright orange and red fruits up to 1' across make this an all time favourite. The numerous ovoid fruits are yellow with a red-orange blush. The flowers are white and single, approx.
Bridge Centre, Clarenbridge Galway Ireland H91 NTP0 (091) 776492. 'John Downie' was first grown in Lichfield in 1875, and named after a Scottish nurseryman. Malus Sylvestris Size : Maiden (one to two year old plant, c. Malus 'John Downie' is a beautiful ornamental apple tree with a broad loose crown that starts by showing strong ascending growth, height to approx. Ilex aquifolium JC Van Tol - Holly Bushy plants supplied in a 7.5L pot. Order now for delivery from November Crab Apple Tree - John Downie
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