#510 most planted
Malus tschonoskii
Pillar apple · also Chonosuki crab
ColumnarDeciduous
1,601
trees mapped
0.02%
of all named trees
9
cities
3.8 in
median trunk (10 cm, 1,388 measured)
13 yr
median age (27% have a planting date)
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Malus tschonoskii, also known as pillar apple, is a deciduous tree native to central and southern Japan. It is recognized for its unique columnar form and is noted to attract birds and mammals.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 5940.19%—9.0 in
- 3260.14%—5.6 in
- 2530.02%—2.8 in
- 2330.05%7.8 yr2.6 in
- 1790.06%29 yr5.9 in
- 70.01%16 yr—
- 60.01%17 yr20 in
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%—14 in
Traits
- Form
- Columnar
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 6.7 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Malus in the catalogue
37 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
