Mespilus germanica 'Westerveld' Yellow slow-growing Japanese shrub forming a

slow-growing Japanese shrub forming a compact rounded specimen usually wider than high

tulip-shaped flowers in mid to late spring

when clipped as a formal specimen

The cultivar 'Caucasica' is larger and more vigorous than the species

Closely related to the larger yellowwood

Mespilus germanica 'Westerveld' Yellow slow-growing Japanese shrub forming aThis cultivar, named after the nursery in which it was found in 1975, is appearance wise much like the species with white flowers in spring and dark green, obovates leaves which turn a spectacular red in autumn. It is, however, slightly larger and bears a much more reliable crop. Edible after being 'bletted' by frost, or sufficient storage. H6