Malus sylvestris (Crab apple)
A native British tree
- A small fruiting tree that grows well on a fertile, heavy soils
- Flowering in the spring and produces small apple fruit in the autumn
- The flowers attract insects and the fruits are an important winter food for birds and mammals
- It often grows singularly and is the original ancestor of domestic apple varieties
- Mature height 10metres
- A good choice for hedgerow, oak woodland, shelter bed, copses and parkland
