Van Eseltine

Van Eseltine Crab Apple Tree is an elegant ornamental crab apple variety appreciated for its narrow upright habit and spectacular spring blossom. Deep rose-red buds open into large fragrant double flowers, pale pink to white, creating a very attractive two-tone flowering effect.

This slow-growing variety is particularly suitable for gardens where space is limited, as it naturally forms a compact, upright and vase-shaped tree. The glossy green foliage turns yellow in autumn, adding further seasonal interest.

After flowering, Van Eseltine produces small yellow crab apples with reddish cheeks, which mature in autumn and are appreciated by birds.

Like many ornamental crab apples, Van Eseltine is also useful in orchards as a pollinator for nearby apple varieties flowering at the same period. Its abundant blossom attracts bees and other pollinating insects, helping to improve fruit set in mixed apple plantings.