Handsome tree when well maintained.

Native Range: Taiwan and China

Horticultural use: Screen, Espalier or Pleached

Ethnobotanical Info / Tree

Tree Shape: Rounded
Foliage Type: Partly Deciduous
Maximum Tree Height: 30 feet
Canopy Width: 15-30feet
Growth Rate: ~24-36in/year
Leaf Arrangement and Form: Alternate and Simple
Leaf Shape: Oval
Leaf Color: Green
Fall Color: No
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Winter or Spring
Fruit Size and Color: Very Small Brown or Mostly Green Pome
Fruiting Time: Spring or Summer
Bark Color: Dark Brown or Light Green
Bark Texture: Blocky and Furrowed
Litter Type: Dry Fruit

Recommended Planting Area: 4′ to 7′
Water Use Rating: Medium
Sunset Climate Zone: 8 – 9 and 12 – 24
Soil Texture: Loam, Sand or Clay
Soil pH: Very Acidic to Very Alkaline
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Schoolyard Trees: No
Shade Tolerance: No

Branch Strength: Medium
Root Damage Potential: Low
Potential health issues: None Known
Biogenic Emissions: Low
Wildlife Interactions: Attracts Birds
Disease and Pest Susceptibility: Fire Blight, Sooty Mold, Aphids and White Fly
Disease and Pest Resistance: Verticillium Armillaria and Root Rot
Utility Friendly: No