Rosaceae
Chinese crab apple
Malus hupehensis
Also known as Sinomalus hupehensis, Malus hupehensis f. rosea, Malus hupehensis var. taishanensis, Pyrus theifera
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Crab Apple · Ornamental Tree · Spring Blossom · Chinese Native · Malus · Wildlife Tree · Deciduous · Flowering Tree · Fruit Tree · Rosaceae
Chinese crab apple is a beautiful ornamental tree prized for its spectacular display of fragrant white to pink blossoms in spring and its small, decorative fruit that attracts birds in autumn. It prefers a sunny to partially shaded position in well-drained, moderately fertile soil and benefits from annual light pruning after flowering to maintain shape. Hardy and relatively adaptable, it makes an excellent specimen tree for gardens with enough space for its spreading canopy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the base until the root zone is thoroughly moist, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before watering aga · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 180 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Illinois, Japan, New York, Taiwan, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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