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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.
36 species and 4 hybrids are accepted. [2] The genus Malus is subdivided into eight sections (six, with two added in 2006 and 2008). [citation needed] The oldest fossils of the genus date to the Eocene (), which are leaves belonging to the species Malus collardii and Malus kingiensis from western North America (Idaho) and the Russian Far East (), respectively.
Malus angustifolia, or southern crabapple, [3] ... Description M. angustifolia is a tree sometimes attaining a height of 10 meters (33 feet). The trunk can have a ...
Those varieties marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [2] [3] This list does not include the species and varieties of apples collectively known as crab apples, which are grown primarily for ornamental purposes, though they may be used to make jelly or compote. These are described under Malus.
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]
Varieties include: [4] Malus transitoria var. centralasiatica; Malus transitoria var. glabrescens; Malus transitoria var. transitoria; These varieties are considered taxonomic synonyms by Plants of the World Online. [2]
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 .