Rosaceae
Malus chitralensis
Malus chitralensis
Flowering Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Crab Apple · Ornamental Tree · Malus · Spring Blossom · Rosaceae · Rare · Collector Plant · Temperate · Deciduous Tree · Flowering Tree
Malus chitralensis is a rare ornamental crab apple from the Chitral region, best grown outdoors in a well-drained, fertile soil with regular watering during dry spells. It produces attractive spring blossoms and benefits from annual pruning after flowering to maintain shape and airflow through the canopy. This specialist tree suits collectors and enthusiasts looking for an unusual addition to a temperate garden.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly 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
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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