By planting an Irish Crab Apple, you are helping to:
• Provide nectar-rich blossoms for pollinators in spring.
• Feed birds, mammals, and insects with autumn fruit.
• Strengthen biodiversity with genetic diversity vital for apple varieties.
• Capture carbon and supply oxygen.
• Restore Ireland’s native woodland ecosystems.
• Pollinator Support – Spring blossoms feed bees, butterflies, and other insects.
• Wildlife Food Source – Apples provide food for birds, mammals, and insects through autumn.
• Genetic Value – Acts as an ancestral species, vital for apple diversity and resilience.
• Carbon Capture – Stores carbon while producing oxygen.
• Cultural Significance – Long celebrated as Ireland’s wild apple tree.
• Soil Health – Supports woodland floor biodiversity and stabilises ecosystems.
• Longevity – With lifespans of up to 100 years, they offer benefits for generations.
The Irish Crab Apple may be small in stature, but it carries a great gift—the fruit of Ireland’s wild orchard. With fragrant blossoms in spring, fruit in autumn, and a legacy tied to apple diversity, planting a Crab Apple is planting resilience, heritage, and abundance.
• Botanical Name: Malus sylvestris
• Irish Tree Name: Crann fia-Ăºll
• Lifespan: Around 100 years
• Type: Deciduous broadleaf
• Native to: Ireland & Europe
• Wildlife Benefits: Nectar for pollinators, fruit for birds and mammals, genetic diversity for apple species
• Cultural Significance: Known as Ireland’s wild apple, symbol of abundance and heritage
Crab Apples typically live for up to 100 years, enriching woodlands with blossoms, fruit, and biodiversity.
It supports pollinators with spring blossoms, feeds birds and mammals with autumn fruit, and preserves vital genetic diversity for apple varieties.
As the wild ancestor of apple varieties, it has long been part of Ireland’s orchard traditions and folklore, symbolising abundance.
Yes. Each Crab Apple comes with a hand-printed certificate by artist Sally Caulwell, showing the location and certificate number of your tree.
Absolutely. Planting a Crab Apple is a meaningful gift symbolising abundance, resilience, and heritage. The certificate makes it a lasting keepsake.
Your Crab Apple will be planted in one of our Irish reforestation sites, carefully chosen for biodiversity and long-term woodland health.
Live impact from our rewilding
Partner with us to plant native Irish trees and show real local impact. We create a tailored plan for your business, with options like trees per sale, monthly pledges, or team planting days. You receive impact reports, certificates for audits, and co-branded assets for PR and staff engagement, all aligned with CSR and ESG goals and the UN SDGs.
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