This tree has a short stout trunk with upright spreading purplish brown branches that form a rounded a crown. It has pale green lobed leaves that turn orange-scarlet in autumn and the white bell-shaped flowers appear in a dense cluster in spring.

Hardiness zones 4 to 9

Malus yunnanensisis naturally found in south-west China growing in mixed forests on the mountain slopes commonly associated with water courses and in the valleys from an altitude of 1,600 m to 3,800 m (11,500 ft).

It prefers an open sunny position and grows in well-drained moderately fertile moist sandy to clay soils with a pH 5.5-7.5 and is frost and mildly drought tolerant.

The Yunnan Crabapple is grown for its flowers and autumn colour. It is planted in parks and gardens as a specimen or used along borders for screening and colour contrast. It is also planted along water courses in woodland settings and is suitable for low-mountain regions establishing in 3-5 years and is long-lived. It is also planted as a street tree and may be used as a bonsai subject. ID 3502

Malus(MAH-lus)yunnanensis (YOO-nan-EN-sis)

'Malus': Latin name for the apple.

Rosaceae(ro-ZAY-see-ee)
Rose Family