Propagation
Sow fresh seeds when ripe and place in a cold frame to germinate in late winter or stratified for three months at 1°C then sow. Prick out when large enough to handle and pot on in rich compost. Seeds may take up to 12 months to germinate and seedlings maybe variable.

Hardwood cuttings taken during autumn.


Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves are ovate to ovate elliptical up to 40 mm (1? in) wide with a cuneate base and an acuminate apex with acutely serrulate margins. They are sparsely pubescent when young becoming glabrous.

Flower: The pink bud opens to a fragrant campanulate flowers that have 4-5 ovate-triangular sepals and white obovate petals with a rounded apex. There are 4-6 flowers arranged in a corymb that is up to 60 mm (2? in) in diameter and appears from mid to late spring.

Fruit: The yellowish green sub-globose glabrous pome is tinged red with persistence sepals and a small scar towards the top. The small seeds are viable but the plant may be reproduced vegetatively.


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.