This tree no longer exists.
Grid reference | ST 16161 77180 |
Common name | Hupeh crab |
Origin | China |
Deciduous | Yes |
Status | Wales Champion 2015 |
Height | 12M November 2015 |
Girth | 196cm November 2015 |
Reference | 329 |
Tree removed (evidence of rot) | before September 2021 |
This tree is in the upper park, beside the footpath leading from the Pencisely Road entrance.
General tree description
Malus hupehensis can grow to as much as 12 metres, unusually tall for a crab apple tree, and has widely spreading branches. Its leaves are 5 to 10 cm long, dark green, oval and pointed. White-pink flowers in clusters open in April from pink buds. The fruits are decorative, cherry-like, ripening to red in September