BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Sold Out - Young plants are growing on which will be available for sale in summer 2012

Description

A beautiful small tree native to the woods of Eastern Asia and Japan, Malus tschonoskii has a distinctive, columnar habit and delightful, white-tinged pink flowers in May. These flowers are followed by colourful yellow-red fruit with a slightly acid flavour in autumn.

Malus tschonoskii is one of the finest Crab Apples for autumn colour, with the leaves a lovely silvery-grey when they emerge, darkening to lush green in the summer before turning shades of orange, purple, scarlet and yellow in October and November.

Supplied Size: bare root trees

• Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
• Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Hardy.
• Flowering Period: May.
• Flower Colour: Pinkish-white.
• Rate of Growth: Moderate.
• Habit: Malus tschonoskii grows to be a small, narrow and columnar tree.
  • Height: up to 8 m (26 ft).
  • Spread: up to 3 m (10 ft).