• Photo of Malus hupehensis (Malus hupehensiss)

Plant Profile: Malus hupehensis

Taxonomy: Malus hupehensis

Names

Tea Crabapple

  • Photo of Malus hupehensis (Malus hupehensiss)

Phonetic Spelling:MAY-lus hew-pay-EN-sis

Genus:Malus

Species:hupehensis

Family:

This plant is highly vulnerable to fire blight and struggles with air pollution, yet it demonstrates a moderate ability to withstand drought. As a triploid species, it reliably reproduces from seed and provides a gentle shade. However, it often suffers from damage caused by deer. The tree has a broad, vase-like shape that is both graceful and attractive, and it grows at a moderate pace. It thrives in sunny to lightly shaded environments.

Malus hupehensis Feature Summary

Malus hupehensis Image Gallery

Tags

#white
#deciduous
#fall color
#white flowers
#pink flowers
#purple leaves
#yellow leaves
#cpp
#copper leaves
#fall color yellow

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Malus hupehensis Feature Summary

Attributes
Flowers are edible in moderation but do not eat many as their flowers contain cyanide precursors.
Fruit
This plant has abundant 0.4 in. greenish-yellow to red fruit in fall.
Green
Red/Burgundy
Gold/Yellow
< 1 inch
Flowers
This plant has deep pink buds fading to fragrant white flowers.
Pink
White
Leaves
Leaves are 2-4 inches. They are purplish when young: they have a yellow and copper fall color.
Purple/Lavender
Brown/Copper
Gold/Yellow
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Good Drainage
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
Landscape
Edible Garden

Malus hupehensis Attributes

Malus hupehensis: Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems)

moderate drought tolerance

Malus hupehensis: Edibility

Flowers are edible in moderation but do not eat many as their flowers contain cyanide precursors.

Malus hupehensis Fruit

Malus hupehensis: Fruit Description

This plant has abundant 0.4 in. greenish-yellow to red fruit in fall.

Malus hupehensis: Fruit Color

grass
Gold/Yellow
grass
Green
grass
Red/Burgundy

Malus hupehensis: Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Malus hupehensis: Fruit Length

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Malus hupehensis: Fruit Width

< 1 inch
1-3 inches
> 3 inches

Malus hupehensis Flowers

Malus hupehensis: Flower Description

This plant has deep pink buds fading to fragrant white flowers.

Malus hupehensis: Flower Color

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Pink
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White

Malus hupehensis: Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Malus hupehensis Leaves

Malus hupehensis: Leaf Description

Leaves are 2-4 inches. They are purplish when young: they have a yellow and copper fall color.

Malus hupehensis: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Malus hupehensis: Leaf Color

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Purple/Lavender

Malus hupehensis: Deciduous Leaf Fall Color

spa
Brown/Copper
spa
Gold/Yellow

Malus hupehensis: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Malus hupehensis Whole Plant Traits

Malus hupehensis: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Malus hupehensis: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Malus hupehensis: Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Malus hupehensis: Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Malus hupehensis Cultural Conditions

Malus hupehensis: Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Malus hupehensis: Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Malus hupehensis: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b

Malus hupehensis Stem

Malus hupehensis: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Malus hupehensis Landscape

Malus hupehensis: Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden