Pillar apple (Malus tschonoskii)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, White. Main Bloom Time: Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Oval, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour rather like a lemon. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A gritty texture.; A reasonable size, about 2 - 3cm in diameter, but the fruit is not freely produced.; A tree at Kew is fruiting well, producing fruits about 30mm in diameter and these fruits can hang on the tree all winter.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods in C. Japan. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)