Propagation
Sow fresh seed during autumn.

Graft onto rootstock during mid winter and bud during late summer.


Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves are oblong to ovate with the underside covered in fine tomentose and lighter in colour. The leaf margin may be lobed and the apex is acute.

Flower: The single white to pink cyathiform flowers are arranged in an umbel-like corymb with a slender peduncle and the pink buds are a feature of the plant. They appear on mass during spring.

Fruit: The small pome is deep purple to red and is edible but has a poor taste.


General pruning information
This plant flowers on one or two year old wood and care should be taken not to cut back too hard as the plant will produce ample foliage but no flowers for up to two years. The plant may be trained to form a single leader or an open vase habit and may also be trained as an espalier with horizontal branching.
Young plants require training and can be cut back by two thirds during early spring. Once established the plant requires only a light prune to shape or the removal of dead or damaged wood.