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Malus floribunda, common name Japanese flowering crabapple, [1] [2] Japanese crab, [3] purple chokeberry, [2] or showy crabapple, [2] originates from Japan and East Asia. It may be a hybrid of M. toringo with M. baccata , in which case it would be written as Malus × floribunda .
Some crabapple varieties are an exception to the reputation of being sour, and can be very sweet, such as the 'Chestnut' cultivar. [23] Crabapples are an excellent source of pectin. Using sugar and spices such as ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice, their juice can be made into ruby-coloured crab apple jelly with a full, spicy flavour. [24]
Macromeles tschonoskii is a strong-growing deciduous tree, it has a distinctive columnar habit and is particularly noted for its autumn colouring, when the glossy mid-green leaves turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, purple and scarlet.
It is sometimes considered to have three varieties: [3] Malus sieboldii var. sieboldii (the true Siebold's crabapple) Malus sieboldii var. sargentii, which is sometimes considered to be a separate species Malus sargentii; Malus sieboldii var. zumi; The cultivar Malus toringo 'Scarlett' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of ...
Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple, [2] Siberian crab, [3] Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is native to many parts of Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock .
Malus prunifolia is a species of crabapple tree known by the common names plumleaf crab apple, [4] plum-leaved apple, [5] pear-leaf crabapple, Chinese apple and Chinese crabapple. [6] It is native to China.
Malus sargentii, the Sargent crabapple or Sargent's apple, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Malus of the family Rosaceae. [1] The species was formerly considered a variety of the species Malus sieboldii. [2] It is a shrub or small tree growing to 6–10 ft (1.8–3.0 m) tall and 6–12 ft (1.8–3.7 m) broad. [3]
Malus × zumi (or Malus zumi) is a naturally occurring hybrid species of crabapple in the family Rosaceae, native to Japan, and a garden escapee in the US state of Ohio. [1] Its parents are Manchurian crab apple Malus mandshurica and Siebold's crabapple Malus sieboldii . [ 2 ]