National Botanic Garden of Wales, United Kingdom
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Cymraeg
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Malus
× robusta
'Red Sentinel'
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Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
Common name:
afal surion, crab apple
Family:
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Distribution:
Gardd/Garden
Hardiness:
(H6) Hardy-very cold winter. -20 to -15°C (USDA 6b/7a)
Life form:
Deciduous tree • Coeden gollddail
Usage:
Edible
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
Malus (MAY-lus): Ancient Latin name for an apple tree.
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
x robusta (roh-BUS-tuh): Of oak, robur; strong-growing, robust.
Dyfarniadau / Awards:
RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Description:
Single white flowers 3 centimetres in width, followed by clusters of cherry-like, glossy, deep red fruits 2.5 centimetres in width, which persist well into winter.
Links:
Royal Horticultural Society
Locations
1:
IWGB12-Inner Walled Garden Quadrant B Bed 12/Yr Ardd Fewnol Cwadrant B Gwely 12
(IWGB12)
• Accession: 2005-0504*A • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
Area
Individual