Golden Hornet crab apple tree

Malus x zumi 'Golden Hornet'

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• Picking season: Very late
• Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Pollination group: 5 A very good pollinator for all late-flowering apple varieties.
• Awards: RHS AGM (former) 1999

Malus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on late in the year.

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Golden Hornet produces pink-white blossom in spring, followed by a mass of small yellow fruit which will stay on the tree until late in the year providing a useful color feature in the garden. The leaves also turn an attractive yellow color in the fall.

Golden Hornet is an excellent pollinator for most apple varieties, particularly mid and late-blooming varieties, as it produces a lot of blossom over a long period.

The fruits are useful in the kitchen, for crab-apple jelly and a source of pectin for jam-making.

History

Thought to come from the UK in the first half of the 20th century. It is possibly a natural cross between Malus sieboldii calocarpa and Malus prunifolia coccinea.

Golden Hornet characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Pollination group5 - A very good pollinator for all late-flowering apple varieties.
• Pollinating othersGood
• Bearing regularityRegular
• Picking seasonVery late
• UsesCulinary
• CroppingHeavy
• General resistanceAverage
• FireblightSome susceptibility
• ScabSome susceptibility
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)Cold (< 20C / 67F)
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Fruit colorYellow
• AwardsRHS AGM (former) - 1999