Malus floribunda, commonly called Japanese Crabapple, is an old favorite which produces one of the best flowering displays in mid-spring of any of the crabapples. A dense, broad-spreading, deciduous tree which typically grows slowly to 5m tall and 4m wide. Great used as a small specimen tree or in a container. It can be trained as a standard specimen or espalier. Good for smaller gardens as it is reasonably slow growing with a light canopy so can be planted under.
Red buds open in spring to fragrant, pale pink flowers which mature to white. Flowers are followed by small, yellowish crabapples with a red blush. Flowers and subsequent crabapples are very profuse, but the fruits are not particularly showy (colourful) by crabapple standards, and usually do not persist beyond fall. Fruits are quite attractive to birds, however. Slender ovate, serrate, dark green leaves.