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Almey
type: Ornamental
synonyms: Malus baccata ’Almey’
summary: An ornamental crabapple loaded with stunning pink flowers.
identification: Produces only small fruit not generally used for consumption.
uses: Strictly ornamental. Blooms for about a month. Fruits grow to about acorn size.
origins: Developed at the Experimental Farm at Morden, Manitoba (Canada) and released in 1945. Named in honour of Bob Almey who was the province of Manitoba's first provincial horticulturalist.
cultivation: Upright. Usually growing to five metres tall but can go to eight metres with matching spreads. Likes full sun and moist, well drained soils.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to scab, fire blight.
notes: The Almey selected as the centennial crabapple and 50,000 young trees were slated for planting throughout Canada's capital city, Ottawa. Fortunately only a fraction did make it into the ground since the trees were susceptible to scab and, come winter, the fruit dropping on streets and sidewalks became a problem for the municipal government.
flowers: reddish pink
foliage: Young leaves have a purple hue, fading to green. Yellow and orange in autumn.
leaves: Dense, dark green.
fruit: About acorn size. Maroon. Clings to tree when ripe.
hardiness: 4
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