Plant Habit: | Tree |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Plant Height: | 12-18 feet |
Plant Spread: | 10-16 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Uses: | Flowering Tree |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Powdery Mildew |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM Other: 2003 Great Plant Picks Award Winner |
Parentage: | seedling of Malus halliana; introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1987 |
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