Malus Ioensis Plena
Malusioensis@L4
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A tree that I consider the Grandma. Elicits feelings of warmth, cosiness and yet still with great presence. The most popular of all crab apples for decades, large, beautiful white flowers, small / medium round headed tree.
| Growth rate: |
Slow to moderate. |
| Habit: |
Broad spreading with a rounded crown. Slow growing in the early years. |
| Foliage: |
Green leaves with distinct, coarsely serrated margins. Rich dark red and orange in autumn. |
| Flowers: |
Masses of mildly fragrant, double flowers in groups of three to five in late spring. The outer petals of the buds are a soft, delicate pink and open to large, rose-like flowers with prominent yellow stamens. At full bloom the tree is a floral mass. |