Malus transitoria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Malus |
Species: | M. transitoria
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Binomial name | |
Malus transitoria |
Malus transitoria, the cut-leaf crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the crabapple genus Malus of the family Rosaceae, native to China.
The Latin transitoria means "short-lived". [1] The name "cut-leaf" refers to the shape of the leaves. [2]
Malus transitoria is a deciduous tree growing to 8 m (26 ft) tall by 10 m (33 ft) wide. The deeply divided leaves turn yellow in autumn. [2]
It produces abundant white flowers, and small yellow fruits 8 mm in diameter. [2]
Varieties include: [3]
Malus transitoria is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for its elegant shape, abundant white blossoms, and yellow fruits. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4]
It is also used as rootstock for other apples.[ citation needed]