Tree Details

Hardiness zone: 5 – 8

Height: 40 – 45

Spread: 20 – 25

Habit: Pyramidal to broad pyramidal in outline

Light: Full Sun

Soil: Very adaptable to different soils

Flowers: white; 3/8 – 3/4 across; borne in clusters; spring flowering period

Fruit: small, round, 1/2 across; not ornamental

Landscape use: Good lawn tree; good color impact in spring; has been used for mass plantings

History: Selected in 1969 by William T. Straw, Carlisle Nursery, Independence, KY

Pests\Problems: susceptible to fireblight

Significant Features: Tolerates dryness; white spring flowers; fast growth rate