Malus Royalty Is An Excellent Crab Apple Tree For The Wildlife Garden. With Masses Of Rich-pink Open Blossoms In April & May, Followed By Wine-coloured Crab Apples. The Fruits Stay On The Tree For A Long Time Providing A Handsome Feast For The Birds In The Critical Seasons Of Autumn & Winter.the Abundance Of Spring Flowers Attracts A Wealth Of Pollinating Insects Which In Turn Encourages A Rich Variety Of Insectivorous Garden Birds Like Warblers, Flycatchers & Wrens At Breeding & Brood-rearing Time. Attracting Garden & Woodland Birds In Your Garden To Breed Encourages Them To Stay & Add To The Thriving Habitat Of Your Garden.malus Royalty’s Wine-red Fruit Is Numerous Borne So There Will Be A Wealth Of Nutritious Fruit For Birds Such As Blackbirds & Other Members Of The Thrush Family Including Winter Visitors, Fieldfares & Redwings, & Even Flocks Of Waxwings.malus Royalty Has Beautiful, Rich violet Autumn Leaf-colour To Match The Colour Of The Fruit. Tolerant Of Pollution & Happy In Most Soil Types Including Clay Royalty Will Thrive In A Number Of Habitats Including Rural & Urban Spaces.in Winter The Bare Branches Form Convenient Roosting Places For Colonising Birds Such As Long-tailed Tits & Form Perfect Perches For Nocturnal Birds Like Tawny Owls.how To Plant Your Treethis Bare-root Variety Arrives To You As A Bare-root Plant Fully-labelled With Its Roots Surrounded By A Polythene Bag To Give The Roots A Good, Humid Environment.there Should Be Some Healthy Roots Which Will Develop Strongly in The Ground Over Winter. The Stems Are Bare On Arrival- This Is Perfectly Fine- and Will Start To Grow & Develop Leaves in Spring The Following Year When The Weather Warm Up.bare-root Plants Are Perfect For You To Plant In The Ground Or In Containers Anytime From Autumn To Spring. the Head Of Leaves & Stems Will Burst Into Leaf & Flower From Next Spring, & A Good Root Network Which Will Establish I