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In modern times, Malus pumila and Malus domestica are the two main names in use. M. pumila is the older name, but M. domestica has become much more commonly used starting in the 21st century, especially in the western world.
Malus (/ ˈ m eɪ l ə s / [3] or / ˈ m æ l ə s /) is a genus of about 32–57 species [4] of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples.
Honeycrisp (Malus pumila) is an apple cultivar (cultivated variety) developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
Goldspur or Golden Spur is a Golden Delicious-like [2] apple cultivar which is spur bearing. It is a very compact tree, dwarf and column growing. It is compatible for cross pollination with: 'Dorsett Golden', 'Ein Shemer', 'Gala', 'Liberty', 'Prime Gold' and 'Spartan'.
Malus pumila: Hybrid parentage: Antonovka x ? [1] Cultivar 'Aia Ilu' Origin, Estonia: Aia Ilu (in English, Garden Beauty [2]) is a cultivar of domesticated apple, ...
'Alkmene' is a German cultivar of domesticated apple, also called 'Early Windsor'. [1]Two natural mutations of this cultivar that have red-skinned fruit have been selected: one called 'Red Alkmene' was trademarked under the name of Red Windsor; the other is 'Ceeval'.
Antonovka apples. Antonovka is a cultivar of vernacular selection, which began to spread from the region of Kursk in Russia during the 19th century. [4] While the fruit-bearing trees have not received a wide degree of recognition outside the former Soviet Union, many nurseries do use Antonovka rootstocks, since they impart a degree of winter-hardiness to the grafted varieties.
The scarcity of United Kingdom migrants is responsible for the English vernacular name. ... Malus pumila and Malus domestica (Palaearctic), Prunus (Finland, ...