This plant is a 26-39-foot (8-12 m) tall deciduous tree (sometimes even 65-82 ft/20-25 m!) endemic to the Caucasus where it appears nearly everywhere and grows up even to the altitude of 5,249 ft (1600 m). It mainly raises broadly pyramidal crown and has numerous prickles when young. Its leaves are 1.17-2-inches (3-5 cm) long and 1-1.75-inches (2.5-4.5 cm) wide, orbicular-ovate and bright green coloured. Its flowers are white or pinkish, 1-1.4 inches (2.5-3.5 cm) in diameter, assembled in inflorescences of 5-8 flowers and appear in April or May. The fruits are 0.6-1.2 inches (1.5-3 cm) in diameter, mostly round-shaped, yellowish or yellowish-green and ripen from late July onwards; the flesh is white or greenish-white, tastes sour-sweet.
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Drought tolerant |  |
Shadow |
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Average water demand |  |
Half-shade |
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High water demand |  |
Sunny |
ZONE: The USDA Hardiness Zone of the plant. See the chart of USDA Hardiness Zones HERE!
SIZE: The size of the plant in centimeter.
QUALITY: For example: K1: we grow the plant in 1 liter container, CSP8x8: we grow the plant in 8x8 cm pot, SZGY: we ship the plant with bare root (carefully packed), FL: we ship the plant with root ball.
