Malus Butterball
Crab Apple Tree
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Common Name: Crab Apple Tree
Latin Name: Malus 'Butterball'
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/colour: April to May/ White, pink flushed.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height and spread in 10 years: 4m x 3m
Special features: Masses of flowers followed by bright yellow fruit.
Malus 'Butterball' is a small crab apple tree with a wonderful spreading habit and almost becomes rounded when the tree is mature. The branches are a little pendulous, especially when weighted with fruits. In late spring, an abundance of pink-blushed white flowers open from pink buds- these are then replaced by the glowing autumn fruits. The 'Butterball' name can be explained when seeing the masses of rich golden-yellow fruits which appear in autumn. The fruits may have a pretty red flushing on the sunny side and they are great for attracting wildlife to your garden.