Colours and scent Flowers: White Fruit: Yellow Leaf: Green Stem: Grey, Brown Variegated leaf: No Scent: Yes, fragrant Aroma location:
Size and shape Height: 8.00m Height at 10yrs: 6.00m Spread: 6.00m Spread at 10yrs: 3.00m Shape: Bell
Evergreen, Seasons of interest... Blooms/foliage interest in: Spring, Autumn Evergreen: No, deciduous
Malus x zumi var. calocarpa 'Golden Hornet' Apple 'Golden Hornet', Crab apple, Crab apple
Plant Names... Botanical name: Malus x zumi var. calocarpa 'Golden Hornet' Common name: Apple 'Golden Hornet', Crab apple, Crab apple Also known as: Malus 'Golden Hornet'
Plant Type... Plant botanical type: Tree
Use For... Architectural, Bee attraction, Bird attraction
Description... This pretty, ornamental crab has small, fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers in May and masses of yellow crab apples in the autumn. These cover the tree with little golden balls which look extremely pretty, especially on clear days. The fruits are likely to stay on the tree till Christmas. The tree is dense, spreading and pleasingly bell-shaped. Some crab apples can be used as universal pollinators for apple trees and this is one of them.
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Malus x zumi var. calocarpa 'Golden Hornet'
Planting your new plant
Water the plant thoroughly when you get it home, and plant out as soon as possible. Make the hole for the plant larger that the pot it is in and the same depth. When removing the plant from the pot, squeeze the sides of the pot to loosen it. Loosen the roots of the plant, put the plant in the hole spreading the roots to encourage them to grow outwards. Fill round the edges of the rootball with soil to the same level as the surrounding soil.
Care for your plant
Plants in containers need plant food to thrive when in growth. Seek advice from your retailer regarding best product(s). Follow the packet instructions when applying plant food. Remove fading flowers to encourage fresh ones.
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