| Malus floribunda | |
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| Malus floribunda blossom | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Malus |
| Species: | M. floribunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Malus floribunda | |
Malus floribunda,common nameJapanese flowering crabapple,[1][2]Japanese crab,[3]purple chokeberry,[2] orshowy crabapple,[2] originates from Japan and East Asia. It may be ahybrid ofM. toringo withM. baccata, in which case it would be written asMalus ×floribunda.[4]
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 (0.34 in) in diameter, ripening in autumn.[5]
Malus floribunda has good disease resistance toapple scab and powdery mildew.[6]
The initiators of thePRI disease resistant apple breeding program have discovered thatMalus floribunda has resistance to theapple scab and founded the program to introduce thisVF gene into cultivated apples. Their work had been progressing with great success.[7]
This crabapple species is considered one of the best crabapples for form and flower[8] and has gained theRoyal Horticultural Society'sAward of Garden Merit.[5]
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