Malus trilobata

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Tree
Origin - Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Syria
Year of Introduction - 1877
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 10m
Width - 3m
Location - Arboretum

Description: A small Deciduous tree with an upright, columnar habit. The branches are covered in glossy, bright green maple-like leaves with three lobes and heavily toothed margins. The leaf shape is unusual among Malus. The bowl-shaped flowers are white flushed with pink and are produced in clusters in late spring. The flowers are followed by small, edible, round fruit that turns red and green with age. The leaves turn a shade of deep red in autumn before falling.

Flower:

Bowl-shaped, white flowers are flushed pink and are produced in clusters in May. The flowers are followed by small, round edible fruit that is green with red markings.

Flower colour: White, pink

Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in clusters

Flowering time: May

Foliage:

Glossy, bright green leaves have three lobes and toothed margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the branches. The foliage turns deep red in autumn.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Three-lobed leaves

Autumn Colour: Red

Propagation:

Seed, cuttings.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.