| Description | A very early blooming medium sized shrub with the flowers appearing before the leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (kee-NOM-e-les) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, develops chlorois on high pH soils |
| Temperature | buds of this plant can be killed by late spring frosts |
| Flowers | five petaled almost two inches, saucer shaped flowers in a wide array of colors: pink, peach, red, scarlet, white, orange etc. |
| Fruit | apple shaped, green pome that changes to yellow, fruit can be made into preserves |
| Leaves | open up with a bronze red color than change to green, lacking dependable fall color |
| Stems | twiggy, spiny |
| Dimensions | Varies depending on the cultivar range is from 2-6 tall by an equal spread. |
| Maintenance | Prune after it is done flowering. Rabbits may do a lot of the pruning for you. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Native China and was cultivated before the 1800's. |
| Notes & Reference | 01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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