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 leaves are elliptical to ovate up to 35 mm (1? in) wide with a cuneate base and an acuminate apex. The petiole is up to 50 mm (2 in) long and the margins are sharply serrated. The dark green upper surface has pinnate venation and during autumn leaves turns yellowish before falling.

Flower: The showy campanulate flowers have 4-lanceolate sepals up to 7 mm (Ľ in) long and 4-obovate white petals of the 25 mm (1in) long with an obtuse rounded apex. The pedestal is up to 40 mm (1? in) long and the flowers are arranged in a terminal umbel like corymb with 4-6 blooms and appear during spring with the foliage. They are pollinated by insects.

Fruit: The sub globose fleshy pome is yellow or red with a scar at the apex and a pedestal to 40 mm (1? in) long and accompanied by the persistent sepals. The ripe fruit attracts squirrels, birds and other mammals and is not a litter problem in small gardens.
The small fruit is edible but has a sour taste and is often dried or use to make jelly.


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.