
- Family :
- Rosaceae
- Origin :
- Indigenous
- Hardiness Zone :
- 2a
- Light requirement :
- Sun
- Height at maturity :
- 6 m
- Spread at maturity :
- 6 m
- Crown shape :
- Vase and irregular
- Roots :
- Intermediate; suckering and potentially harmful roots.
- Spacing requirement from power lines :
- None
- Growth rate :
- Average
- Soil and moisture :
- Various but prefers moderately moist soil; neutral, slightly alkaline, alkaline pH.
- Tolerance to road salt :
- High
- Tolerance to spray salt :
- Average
- Tolerance to pollution :
- High
- Tolerance to compaction :
- Low
- Problems (disease, fungus, insects) :
- Susceptible to black knot and verticilian wilt.
- Fertility :
- Self-fertile
- Special comments :
- Hardy and native to Quebec; Support urban conditions; Found in south-central Quebec along land boundaries.