''Malus sieboldii'', commonly called Siebold's crab,
Siebold's crabapple or Toringo crabapple, is a species of
crabapple
''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples, wild apples, and rainberries.
The genus is native to the temperate zone o ...
in the family
Rosaceae.
Taxonomy
Some botanists have reclassified it as ''Malus toringo''.
Varieties
It is sometimes considered to have three varieties:
* ''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
A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...
''Malus toringo'' 'Scarlett' has received the
Royal Horticultural Society
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The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...
's
Award of Garden Merit.
Distribution
''Malus sieboldii''—''Malus toringo'' is native to eastern temperate
Asia
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, in
China,
Japan, and
Korea
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.
See also
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Disease resistance breeding
References
External links
sieboldii
Crabapples
Flora of China
Flora of Japan
Flora of Korea
Flora of temperate Asia
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