Malus ‘Hillier’ was selected at Hillier & Sons Nursery in Winchester England and introduced in 1928. It is thought to be a hybrid of M. floribunda. A late flowering tree with broad oval crown with somewhat pendulous branches. Flowers are semi double, crimson in bud, opening to bright pink. Small red/orange fruit are produced in late summer, which can be made into crab apple jelly.
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- Flowering:
- Yes
- Chill:
- High
- Fruit Group:
- Fruit Trees
- Fruit Type:
- Crabapple
- Harvest Month:
- March
- Harvest Month:
- April
- Height:
- Medium
- Plant Group:
- Crabapples
- Plant Type:
- Flowering Trees and Shrubs
- Pollination:
- Self-fertile
- Use:
- Preserving
- Use:
- Ornamental
