Habitat

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

Habit and Form

• a deciduous tree
• 40' to 50' tall
• 20' to 30' wide
• pyramidal in youth
• broad, rounded crown when mature
• medium texture
• medium growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate leaf arrangement
• simple, deciduous leaves
• 2" to 4" long
• ovate leaf shape
• unequally serrated leaf margins
• fine pubescence
• dark green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow to golden brown fall color

Flowers

• white flowers
• 0.5" in diameter
• borne in corymbs, 2" to 3" across
• 6 to 10 flowers clustered in corymbs
• blooms in May

Fruit

• rounded pome
• pinkish red to red
• matures in September
• persist

Bark

• gray bark color
• smooth
• reddish brown stems with gray lenticels

Culture

• transplant from B&B
• prefers well-drained soil
• Ph adaptable
• prune in winter

Landscape Use

• specimen tree
• park tree
• large open area

Liabilities

• stress predisposes the plant to disease and insect problems
• very susceptible to borers
• frequently develops fireblight
• other insect and disease pests include cankers, rusts, aphids, sawflies, and scales
• often short-lived in the landscape

ID Features

• diamond shaped lenticels on older bark
• terminal buds are oblong, sessile and pubescent
• ovate leaf shape
• white flowers in corymbs
• red fruit

Propagation

• by seed

Cultivars/Varieties

'Redbird' (probably the same as 'Skyline') - This is an upright-columnar form with red, persistent fruit and good yellow fall color. It is not seen commonly in commerce.