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Malus tschonoskii (common names Chonosuki crab and pillar apple) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Japan.

Malus tschonoskii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Malus
Species:	M. tschonoskii
Binomial name
Malus tschonoskii C.K.Schneid.

The specific epithet tschonoskii refers to the 19th century Japanese botanist Sugawa Tschonoski.[1]

Description

Malus tschonoskii is a strong-growing deciduous tree, it has a distinctive columnar habit and is particularly noted for its autumn colouring, when the glossy mid-green leaves turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, purple and scarlet. Single white flowers, tinged pink, appear in May and are followed by rounded red-flushed yellow-green crabapples.

It can grow to 9 metres (30 feet) tall by 1.8 m (6 ft) broad in 20 years, with an ultimate height of 12 m (39 ft).[2]

Habitat

The species grows well in many soil types, doing best in moist, well-drained soil.[3]

Uses

It is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens.

References

На других языках

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[de] Wollapfel

Der Wollapfel (Malus tschonoskii) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Äpfel (Malus) in der Familie der Rosengewächse (Rosaceae). Sie ist in Japan beheimatet.

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- [en] Malus tschonoskii

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