Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
Plant Height: | 20 to 40 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Small red, yellow or yellow-green apple-like pomes. |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Pink White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Flowering Tree Medicinal Herb |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Dynamic Accumulator: | K (Potassium) |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Toxicity: | Other: Bark containes cyanide producing compounds. |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
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