MALUS
´Red Sentinel´

A large shrub or small tree, 4 to 5 m tall, with slender crown and overhanging side branches; leaves up to 7.5 cm long and 3.5 cm wide, middle green with reddish leaf stalks; flower buds light pink, later white, individual flowers 3 cm wide, white, appearing middle to late spring; fruits deep red, squat-rounded, having a diameter of 2 to 2.5 cm, borne in large bunches, clinging to the plant well into the winter ? a lovely, scab-free cultivar, originating from New Zealand. S. Zone 5a.