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Malus floribunda
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Malus floribunda blossom
Scientific classification

Malus floribunda, common name Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, or showy crabapple, originates from Japan and East Asia. It may be a hybrid of M. sieboldii with M. baccata, in which case it would be written as Malus × floribunda.

Description

Malus Floribunda
Red floribunda fruits
Malus floribunda "Golden Hornet" - geograph.org.uk - 983361
Yellow floribunda fruits

Malus floribunda forms a round-headed, deciduous tree up to 12 m (39 ft) in height, with narrow leaves on arching branches. The flowers, appearing in spring, are white or pale pink, opening from crimson buds. The red or yellow fruit is about 1 cm in diameter, ripening in autumn.

Resistance

Tree has good disease resistance to apple scab and powdery mildew.

The initiators of the PRI disease resistant apple breeding program have discovered that Malus floribunda has resistance to the apple scab and founded the program to introduce this VF gene into cultivated apples. Their work had been progressing with great success.

Awards

This crabapple species is considered one of the best crabapples for form and flower and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Manzano silvestre japonés para niños

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