Crabapple — Fruit
Malus sylvestris
Full sun, moderate watering — fully hardy.
- Plant out
- Nov
- Harvest
- Sep
- In flower
- Apr, May
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H6
- Season
- spring
- Height
- 800–1200 cm
- Spacing
- 800 cm
- Pets
- Safe around pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
- Native
- Native
Growing notes
Grows to 8-12 metres. Space about 400-800cm apart. In flower Apr-May.
Safe around pets
The seeds and the leaves contain compounds that release cyanide if a quantity is chewed and eaten; the fruit flesh is safe. Do not eat the pips by the handful, and keep windfalls with their cores, prunings and fallen leaves away from pets. If a person eats a lot of pips or leaves, get medical advice; if a pet chews them, contact a vet.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal