Habitat

• native to china
• cold hardy to zone 5

Habit and Form

• a deciduous small tree or large shrub
• upright form, dense
• oval crown
• 10' to 20' tall
• 5' to 10' wide
• medium texture
• slow growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• ovate leaf shape
• 2.5" to 4.5" long
• 1.5" to 2.5" wide
• finely serrated leaf margins
• leaf surface covered in pale brown hairs
• gland-tipped serrations
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow, red fall color
• needles persist 3 years

Flowers

• soft pink flowers
• 1" to 1.5" across
• no peduncle
• blooms in May

Fruit

• oval, orange like pome
• yellowish orange in color
• 5" to 7" long
• matures in October
• fragrant

Bark

• fluted trunk
• exfoliating bark
• showy bark color of gray, green and brown
• similar to planetree
• attractive

Culture

• prefers well-drained, moist, acidic soil
• full sun
• prune after flowering

Landscape Uses

• for bark effect
• for interesting fruit

Liabilities

• fireblight

ID Features

• small, imbricate, 3-scale buds
• buds are small and glabrous
• gland-tipped serrations
• attractive, multi-colored exfoliating bark
• soft, pink flowers

Propagation

• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

• none commonly available