Habitat

• native to eastern North America
• hardy to zone 3

Habit and Form

• a small, deciduous tree
• 12' to 25' tall
• up to 20' wide
• rounded to irregular crown
• fine texture
• slow growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• serrulate margins
• oval leaf shape
• pubescent midrib
• no glands on petiole
• 1.5" long to 3"
• medium green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow fall color

Flowers

• white flowers
• blooms in April
• showy
• before leafs out
• clustered in up to 5's

Fruit

• rounded, fleshy drupe
• 1" in diameter
• yellow to red
• attracts birds
• edible
• showy
• mature in July

Bark

• low branches
• 2" to 3" thorns
• brown slender stems

Culture

• full sun to part shade
• soil tolerant
• moderately drought tolerant

Landscape Use

• specimen
• massing or grouping
• under power lines
• buffer strip
• parking lot
• container
• bonsai
• patio plant

Liabilities

• can become weedy
• thorns
• tent caterpillars

ID Features

• small, deciduous tree
• alternate leaf arrangement
• serrulate leaf margins
• no glands on petiole
• pubescent midrib
• white flowers
• round, fleshy fruit

Propagation

• cultivars by cuttings
• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

• most cultivars have been selected for better fruit quality