Habitat

• native to China
• hardy to zone 3

Habit and Form

• a deciduous, large shrub
• 10' to 15' tall and wide
• rounded, weeping crown
• medium texture
• moderate growth rate

Summer Foliage

• alternate, simple leaves
• deciduous
• doubly, serrated leaf margins
• obovate leaf shape
• 1.5" to 3" long
• medium green leaf color

Autumn Foliage

• yellow to bronze fall color

Flowers

• double, pink flowers
• appears in mid spring
• 1" to 1.5" across
• showy

Fruit

• rounded, brown drupe
• rarely seen

Bark

• brown, slender stems
• not ornamentally important

Culture

• prefers rich, moist, acidic, soil
• full sun to part shade
• transplant readily
• drought tolerant

Landscape Use

• bonsai
• planter
• buffer strip
• specimen
• for flowering effect

Liabilities

• aphids
• borers
• scale

ID Features

• deciduous shrub
• rounded weeping effect
• doubly serrated leaf margins
• double, pink flowers

Propagation

• by cuttings

Cultivars/Varieties

• none