Shape | Narrow upright. |
Landscape | Accent or specimen tree, mass plantings, informal gardens, flower gardens, borders, screening, flowering tree groves. |
Propagation | This cultivar can be propagated by cuttings or budding. |
Cultivation | Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist but well-draining loam, sandy, clay or chalky soils of any pH. |
Pests | Caterpillars, leaf-mining moths and aphids, bullfinches which eat the buds. |
Notable Specimens | The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | Smooth woody bark with small leaf and flower stem scars on mature branches. |
Leaf Description | Simple pinnate leaves. |
Flower Description | Simple, singular 5-petaled blossoms with 3 - 5 long pistils that bloom after leaves emerge. |
Fruit Description | Small, round and edible cherry-like pomes may occasionally grow. |
Colour Description | Very pale pink blossoms with blush pink and yellow pistils. Light green foliage in the summer which turns beautiful shades of reds and oranges in autumn. Grey-brown bark and cherry-red pomes. |
Texture Description | Medium. |