This tree is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: May
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Spectacular double rose pink flowers adorn this small tree in late spring. The flowers are particularly large for a crab apple and unusually fully double. Produces small fruits in autumn before the leaves change colour and fall.
  
  
• Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Remove dead, diseased and crossing branches while the tree is dormant.