Ornamental crabapple with yellow leaves. Origin: Tai’an Zhengdong Nursery, Tai’an, Shandong, China, by L. Zhang, Y. Mao, Y. Wang, L. Yang, Y. Yin, X. Shen, C. Zhang, and D. Zhang. M. spectabilis Riversii bud mutation; discovered 2014; introduced 2018. Tree: vigor strong; growth habit upright, fastigiate; leaves yellow; blooms mid-April in Tai’an; flowers pink, semidouble, large. Fruit: diameter 1.7-2.3 cm; obloid; yellow green; ripens late September to early October in Tai’an; fruit set lower than Riversii.
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