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Malus Rudolph - Crab Apple
Still here. Already bloomed well despite its small pruning. Withstood the constant rains, morning frosts, and spring drought. Reliable. Can't wait to see it grow.
Nathalie F., 21/04/2021
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The Malus Rudolph is an old variety of ornamental apple tree that is particularly ornamental and also known for its excellent resistance to the coldest winters. This small tree offers a wonderful spring flowering, huge, and of a rare pink-violet colour, reminiscent of Japanese cherry blossoms. Its foliage changes from crimson red to spring purple, then to dark green with red highlights in summer, and its autumn fruiting is as abundant as it is brightly coloured. Beautiful, it is also a variety that is easy to grow in the sun, in any good garden soil.
Ornamental apple trees come from various botanical species of the Malus genus belonging to the Rosaceae family. Hardy, accommodating, and easy to grow, Flowering Apples thrive in ordinary soil but prefer loamy, deep, loose, and fresh soils and sunny exposures. Once established, they can withstand neglect while retaining their generous nature. Numerous cultivars have been developed in Europe and the United States, becoming increasingly attractive and disease-resistant. 'Rudolph', on the other hand, was selected in the Canadian province of Manitoba in 1954. This cultivar is moderately resistant to scab, but perfectly hardy.
This Rudolph ornamental apple tree is a small tree with an upright and slender habit in its youth, but its crown widens with age. Over time, the crown expands and rounds out, and its branches slightly bend. It can form multiple small trunks, depending on whether it is grafted or not, which gives it a charming appeal. Its average dimensions at maturity are around 5.50 m (18 ft) in height and 3.50 m (11 in 6 ft) in spread. It maintains a harmonious shape without the need for pruning and develops a fine wood covered with a smooth dark brown-red bark.
Flowering occurs in March-April depending on the region, on bare or barely covered branches with very young leaves. It takes the form of numerous buds of a brownish mauve colour. They quickly open into single flowers, 5 cm (2 in) in diameter, with a deep pink-purple colour mixed with lighter pink. These flowers, gathered in small clusters of 4 to 8 units, are followed by young leaves that are crimson red, then deepen into reddish-purple, become coppery, and eventually lighten and take on a dark green colour in summer, but still retain some reddish highlights. The flowering, visited by bees, is followed by the formation of a multitude of small apples that resemble small oval plums measuring 1 to 2 cm (0.4 - 0.8 in) in diameter. When ripe in late summer, they are yellow-orange and fall quite quickly if not eaten by birds. The deciduous foliage turns yellow in autumn before falling. It consists of oval, alternate, and serrated leaves.
The Malus 'Rudolph', like many flowering apple trees, is a good pollinator for early-flowering fruit trees. Its flowering, abundant but possibly less long-lasting than that of a cherry tree, is extended by the beauty of its foliage from spring to autumn, as well as its fruits. The habit and bark add to the charm of this plant with an astonishing personality. It will find its place in a medium to large-sized garden, in a free hedge, accompanied, for example, by large shrubs or climbing roses trained as bushes, evergreen viburnum, lilacs, or even serviceberries. When space allows, ornamental apple trees planted in a large hedge on a slope bordering a sunken path create a rather enchanting scene in spring, as well as in autumn with their often sumptuous colours at the end of the season.
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Easy to grow in ordinary but deep soil, the Malus 'Rudolph' requires a bright and sunny exposure to flower well. Ornamental Malus are generally very accommodating, but they like fertile, fresh and deep soils. After careful planting and installation accompanied by regular watering during the first two years, they manage on their own. Plant it in the sun or in partial shade in cool, fairly rich but well-drained soil, giving it room to spread. Dig a large planting hole. If the soil is poor, add compost to the planting soil and apply fertiliser or compost to its base every spring. To prevent diseases, treat with a fungicide in the spring.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.