Gorgeous by name and gorgeous by nature, this tree has the joint benefits of being highly ornamental, whilst also producing larger than average crab apples which are ideal for culinary use. The dark green slightly glossy ovate leaves are shown off well against a rich reddy brown bark colour, and turn shades of yellow bronze in autumn before they drop. The white flowers in spring are slender and star shaped, highly attractive to pollinators, and open from equally attractive tight pink buds. The fruit makes an excellent crab jelly, or food for birds! The fruits are a shiny red at first but often becomes suffused orange and yellow as summer turns into autumn, and the tree makes an excellent small garden variety, spreading slowly to 4m wide by only 5 metres high in 20 years. Plant in sun or partial shade in any well drained yet moist soil.