Habitat

• native to Japan, China and Korea
• hardy to zone 4

Habit and Form

• a deciduous tree or large shrub
• irregular, ovoid crown
• vase-shaped
• 10' to 15' tall with an equal spread
• medium texture
• moderate growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate arranged leaves
• simple, deciduous leaves
• 1.5" to 3" long
• pale gold new growth
• sharply serrated leaf margins
• gland-tipped serrations
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• bronzy red fall color
• showy

Flowers

• white flowers
• 0.3" in diameter
• blooms in late May
• flowers borne in 2" corymbs
• terminal

Fruit

• red pomes
• oval, 0.3" long
• matures in October
• persist
• attracts wildlife

Bark

• slender stems
• lenticels, large
• 2 ranked leaf scars

Culture

• transplant from B&B
• prefers well-drained, acidic soil
• full sun
• rarely needs pruning

Landscape Use

• specimen
• border
• background
• fruit and fall color

Liabilities

• fireblight
• leaf spot
• powdery mildew

ID Features

• sessile, ovoid buds
• no terminal buds
• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• gland-tipped serrations on leaf margins
• white flowers
• 2-ranked leaf scars

Propagation

• by softwood cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

• few and hard to find