Description
The Queen Elizabeth Maple is an attractive medium sized crab apple tree. It is a deciduous tree, dropping its leaves in autumn. In spring, pink buds appear and they open to fragrant white flowers, about 3cm across. The flowers give rise to crab apple fruits, about 1cm across, providing a pleasing display in the autumn months.
This tree carries an RHS Award of Garden Merit, indicating that it is a reliable performer in the garden.
This species is best suited to a medium sized garden, being a little too large for a compact space. However, it makes a striking statement in a space that will accommodate its form. For smaller gardens it is worth considering Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’, Malus tschonoskii, and Malus x zumi ‘Golden Hornet’.
Common Name: Chinese Crab Apple, Hupeh Crab or Tea Crab Apple
Latin Name: Malus hupehensis or Malus theifera or Pyrus malus
Special features: Pink buds in spring, followed by white fragrant flowers. Red crab apple fruits 1cm width in autumn. RHS Award of Garden Merit.
