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Nursery Direct
Chonosuki Crabapple
Malus tschonoskii
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
Send An EnquiryYou order. We do the rest.
After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Chonosuki Crabapple - Malus tschonoskii
Malus tschonoskii, the pillar apple, is grown almost entirely for two things: a strongly upright, narrow pyramidal shape and autumn colour that few trees of its size can match, running from gold through orange and scarlet to purple on the one canopy. Through summer the leaves are covered in fine silvery down that gives the whole tree a grey cast in bright light. Flowers are white flushed pink in spring, and the small hard fruit is inconspicuous, which is part of the appeal in paved settings.
Why Chonosuki Crabapple
Narrow Pillar Form: The naturally upright crown fits streets, verges and narrow gardens where a spreading crab apple cannot go.
Multi-Toned Autumn: Gold, orange, scarlet and purple appear together across the canopy for an extended display.
Silvery Summer Foliage: Downy grey-green leaves offer a cool colour note through the hot months.
Negligible Fruit Drop: Small and sparse fruit means no slip hazard or staining on adjacent paving.
Urban Durability: Tolerates compacted soil, drought and pollution better than most ornamental crab apples.
Ideal Applications
Street Tree Planting: A long-standing choice for narrow nature strips in cool temperate Australian councils.
Narrow Side Garden: Adds a canopy tree to a strip garden without crowding the boundary.
Formal Avenue: Repeated at tight spacing it creates a vertical rhythm along a driveway or path.
Autumn Set Piece: Grouped in a lawn or park planting it delivers a concentrated autumn display in a small footprint.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 2.5 to 3m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 4 to 6m
Best Planting Season: Winter, while dormant
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to most reasonably drained soils including clay loam; avoid sites that stay saturated through winter
Establishment Care: Water deeply once a week through the first two summers so the tree gets through its first hot season without leaf scorch. Mulch to 75mm across a grass-free ring and prune minimally, since the columnar form is natural and heavy cutting spoils it.
Plant Details
Height: 8 to 12m
Width: 3 to 5m
Growth Rate: Moderate
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun
Native to: Japan
Flower Colour: White, flushed pink in bud
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







