Habitat

• native to western China
• hardy to zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous, medium-sized shrub
• 5' to 6' tall
• width is equal to height, possibly greater
• multistemmed
• fine texture
• fast growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• elliptic leaf shape
• upto 1" long
• slightly pubescent on underside
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow, red to purple fall color
• persist for a long time

Flowers

• small, rose colored flowers
• blooms early Spring

Fruit

• oval pome fruit
• red color
• 0.33" in diameter
• ripen in September through October
• can be showy

Bark

• slender, purplish-brown stems
• pubescent
• stems have a fishbone pattern

Culture

• transplant from containers only because of sparse root system
• prefers well-drained, loose soil
• wind tolerant
• pH adaptable
• full sun to partial shade
• prune tolerant
• salt tolerant

Landscape Use

• hedge
• bank cover
• groupings or mass
• espalier
• for flowers or fruit effect
• screen

Liabilities

• trouble free

ID Features

• rose flowers
• red, pome fruits
• irregular growth habit
• long spreading branches
• alternate leaves
• pubescence on underside of leaf
• pubescent stems

Propagation

• by seed, stratification required
• cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none