Description
The Crab Apple ‘Red Sentinel’ is an outstanding small tree, valued for both its spring blossom and its long-lasting fruits. In spring, it is covered in clusters of fragrant white flowers, highly attractive to bees and pollinators. In autumn and winter, it is adorned with masses of bright red, glossy fruits, carried in dense bunches that remain on the branches long after the leaves have fallen, creating a spectacular winter display.
Hardy, low-maintenance, and highly decorative, this tree is ideal as a stand-alone specimen, in hedges, or planted in rows. With its rounded shape, golden autumn foliage, and persistent fruits, it is a true four-season ornamental tree.
Origin : British horticultural selection, bred for its abundant fruit and ornamental value.
Family : Rosaceae.
Features : Abundant blossom, decorative persistent fruits, excellent hardiness.
Description : Small deciduous tree with a rounded, compact crown, suitable for parks, gardens, and urban planting.
Mature height : 3–5 m.
Mature spread : 2.5–4 m.
Habit : Rounded, dense, and compact.
Bark : Dark brown, becoming fissured with age.
Leaves : Green in summer, golden yellow in autumn.
Growth rate : Moderate.
Hardiness : Down to –25 °C.
Flowering : April – May.
Flowers : Fragrant white blossoms in dense clusters, highly attractive to pollinators.
Fruits : Small (1.5–2 cm), red, glossy fruits, persisting on the tree into winter.
Ornamental value : Excellent combination of spring flowers and long-lasting winter fruits.
Exposure : Full sun to partial shade, for best flowering and fruiting.
Soil : Ordinary, fertile, fresh but well-drained; tolerates light limestone.
Climate : Hardy in temperate climates, excellent cold resistance.
Advice : Dig a wide hole, enrich with compost, and water thoroughly. Stake young trees in their first years.
Young trees : Regular watering in dry spells.
Mature trees : Drought-tolerant, only needs watering in extreme dry conditions.
When : Late winter or early spring, outside frost periods.
How : Remove dead wood and thin out branches to allow light in, avoiding heavy pruning to preserve fruiting.
The Crab Apple ‘Red Sentinel’ is striking as a specimen tree, especially in winter with its bright red fruits. It is also perfect for decorative hedges, avenues, or combined with other ornamentals such as dogwoods, Japanese maples, or flowering cherries. Its fruits are a source of food for birds.
Choose a sunny location to maximize flowering and fruiting. Apply mulch around the base to retain soil moisture. Avoid heavy pruning.
The Crab Apple ‘Red Sentinel’ (Malus 'Red Sentinel') is a compact, hardy tree ideal for delivering spring floral display and long-lasting winter colour. In April–May it bears fragrant white blossoms much loved by bees; in autumn and winter it produces clusters of small, glossy red fruits that persist and attract birds. Easy to maintain and suited to ordinary, well-drained soils, it works well as a specimen, in avenues or informal hedges. Plant in a sunny spot, water moderately during establishment and prune lightly to keep shape; hardy to –25 °C, it provides strong ornamental interest across four seasons.
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