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Malus asiatica
Malus asiatica
Also known as Malus dulcissima var. asiatica, Malus asiatica f. rubra, Malus prunifolia var. ringo, Malus domestica var. asiatica
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Crabapple · Ornamental Tree · Rosaceae · Spring Blossom · Fruit Tree · Chinese Native · Deciduous · Wildlife Garden · Small Tree · Pollinator
Chinese pearleaf crabapple is a small ornamental tree prized for its fragrant spring blossoms and attractive small fruits, making it a lovely specimen or orchard addition. Plant in a full-sun to partly shaded location with fertile, well-drained soil and water consistently during its first few establishment years. Prune in late winter to maintain shape and improve air circulation, and watch for common apple-family pests such as aphids and scab.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before the next watering · 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
- 120 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 Southeast, Korea, Manchuria, Qinghai, Xinjiang
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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