Habitat

• native to northern parts of Asia
• hardy to zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous, medium-sized shrub
• long, spreading branches
• 6' to 10' tal land has an equal width
• medium texture
• medium growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• ovate leaf shape
• 1" to 2.5" long and up to 1" wide
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow to red fall color

Flowers

• pale pink flowers
• small and clustered
• blooms early June

Fruit

• black pome fruit
• 0.5" in diameter
• ripen in September through October
• can be showy

Bark

• slender, tan bark color
• lenticels
• 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

• bees are attractive to flowers
• fireblight
• leaf spot
• spider mites
• scale

ID Features

• imbricate bud, appressed with loose exposed outer scales
• fishbone stem pattern
• pale pink flowers
• black, pome fruits
• irregular growth habit
• long spreading branches
• alternate leaves
• pubescence on underside of leaf

Propagation

• by seed, stratification required
• cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none