Evereste is a popular crab-apple with masses of white blossom, then red-yellow fruits.
Evereste crab-apple identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Evereste
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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United States
- Jeremy Brown in Saint George, KANSAS
- Peter in Johnson City, TN
- Terry Graham in Tumwater, WA
United Kingdom
- Alison Quinsey in Beccles, SUFFOLK
- J Taylor in Birmingham, WEST MIDLANDS
- Mark in Chippenham, WILTS
- Patricia Bowles in Wincanton, SOMERSET
- Robert Bainbridge in STAMFORD, LINCS
Spring blossom records for this variety
2021 season
- 3rd May 2021 - tree owned by J in Birmingham, United Kingdom
2020 season
- 3rd May 2020 - tree owned by J in Birmingham, United Kingdom
2019 season
- 4th April 2019 - tree owned by J in Birmingham, United Kingdom
2017 season
- 2nd April 2017 - tree owned by J in Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Best sellers
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Fruit persistence: Persistent
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
- Food uses (ornamental plants): Jam / Jelly
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Scented flowers
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Evereste crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Evereste crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Evereste crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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