Belmonte crab-apple
Malus tschonoskiiAn improved form of the traditional Japanese crab-apple species, with white blossom and superb autumn leaf colours.
USDA identification images for Belmonte
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Belmonte tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Country of origin: Netherlands
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Green / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Flowering month: May
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Green
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
- Flower size: Medium
- Fruit size: Small
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Picking month: October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 5
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Growth habit: Upright
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Growth rate: Average
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Attractive features: Scented flowers
- Site conditions: Sheltered site
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Light prune
- Useful for: Small gardens
- Useful for: Street / amenity
- Useful for: Specimen planting
- Soil type: Normal
- Growth habit: Pyramidal
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Belmonte crab-apple trees for sale:
- Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Belmonte crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.