Malus × purpurea ‘Aldenhamensis’

Planted: 1929

This tree is to the south of the Malus Avenue, in the central region.

Distribution:	Originated as a chance seedling in 1920 in the garden of the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House, Elstree, Hertfordshire.
Planting Date:	1929, purchased from James Smith, (Scotland Nurseries), Tansley, Matlock, Derbyshire
Growth Habit:	In habit it is more erect and open than M. floribunda and does not develop the same dense thicket of branches. The leaves are larger, sometimes slightly lobed, of a purplish red that is especially pleasing in the delicately tinted early stage.
Leaf:	The leaves are larger, sometimes slightly lobed, of a purplish red that is especially pleasing in the delicately tinted early stage.
Flowers:	In the bud state the flowers are of a delightful ruby red, becoming paler and more purple on opening fully. The stamens, calyx, and flower-stalk are also richly coloured. The flowers are in clusters of six or seven. Blooms in April and then may bloom a second or third time.
Fruit:	Fruits globose, about the size and shape of large cherries, pendulous on stalks about 2.5 cm long, dark vinous red, the calyx adhering at the end.
Toxicity:	Not known
Potential tree size:	10m
Uses:	Ornamental flowering tree
Introduction Date:	1920