Malus Ioensis Plena crab apple also known as the Betchel Crab apple, has an excellent spring floral display as well as rich autumn colour.  Unusual branch structure provides interest in winter. Betchel crab apple is a small growing tree and is a good choice where space is limited.   

Height: 6 metres.

Width: 4.5 metres.

Growth rate: Slow to moderate.

Form: Malus ioensis Plena - Bechtel  Crab Apple is broadly spreading with a rounded crown. Slow growing in the early years.

Foliage: Deep green leaves with serrated edges

Autumn colour: Malus ioensis Plena - Bechtel  Crab Apple has rich dark red and orange in autumn. 

Flowers: Masses of mildly fragrant, double flowers in groups of three to five in late spring. Bechtel's outer petals of the buds are a soft, delicate pink and open to large, rose-like flowers with prominent yellow stamens. At full bloom the Malus ioensis Plena - Bechtel  Crab Apple tree is a floral mass. 

Tolerances: Malus ioensis Plena - Bechtel  Crab Apple prefers slightly acidic, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Grows well in most soils except those with a particularly high pH level.

Landscape use:  A good centre piece in a small lawn and other areas where space is limited.

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