Malus floribunda

Japanese wild apple (Malus floribunda )

The Japanese crab apple (Malus floribunda ), also known as Coral Tree, is a species of the genus of apples (Malus ) in the rose family ( Rosaceae ). The species is native to Japan, from where it was brought to Europe in 1862. It is possible that with her to a hybrid.

Description

The Japanese crab apple is reached, a shrub -like, densely branched tree, the plant height 6-8 meters. Because of the overhanging branches, the crown is arched wide. Year shoots have a dense pubescence. The leaves are light green, 4-8 cm long, ovate to lanceolate, often lobed. In the upper third of the border is sawn. In autumn the leaves turn orange-red. The flowers spring from deep red buds of long shoots. They have a diameter of 3 inches and are pink. The fruits are yellow with red cheeks. Their stems are 4 inches long and thin. They remain long on the tree.

The chromosome number is 2n = 34

Importance in orchards

The Japanese wild apple is resistant to apple scab, a common pest of apple culture. Since the late 20th century exist in Europe and North America attempts to cross the wild apple with the apple culture, in order to extract Schofresistente varieties of apple culture. The varieties that ensued, for example, Florina, ' Ahrista ', ' Retina ', ' Ecolette ', ' Pilot', ' Reglindis ', and ' Reanda '. Today particularly common are Topaz, Rosana, Rubinola, Santana, and Otava.

Comments

Documents

• Herfried Kutzelnigg: Maloideae. In: Hans. J. et al Conert (Ed.): Gustav Hegi. Illustrated Flora of Central Europe. Volume 4 Part 2B: Spermatophyta: Angiospermae: Dicotyledones 2 (3). Rosaceae 2 Blackwell 1995. ISBN 3-8263-2533-8