Manchurian crab apple
Malus mandshurica (Maxim.) Kom. ex Skvortsov
Malus mandshurica, known as the Manchurian crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae. It is native to China, far eastern Russia, North Korea, and Japan. Some sources classify it as a variety of Malus baccata, the Siberian crab apple. The species is used as a rootstock for cultivated apples in China.
Description
Malus mandshurica is a member of the Rosaceae family and is found in several regions of East Asia. It has been reported in RU, AM, LV, and the conterminous 48 United States. The species was formally published in 1925. It is sometimes regarded as a variety of the Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata), though it is often treated as a distinct species. Its use as a rootstock in apple cultivation highlights its horticultural importance in China.
Other common names
Siberian crabappleManchurian crab apple
Distribution
RU · AM · LV · conterminous 48 United States
Synonyms
Malus baccata subsp. mandshuricaMalus sachalinensisPyrus baccata var. mandshuricaMalus baccata var. mandshuricaMalus mandshurica subsp. sachalinensisMalus mandshurica subsp. zhukovskyiMalus baccata subsp. sachalinensisMalus baccata subsp. zhukovskyiMalus mandshurica var. gordeieviiMalus mandshurica var. sachalinensisMalus mandshurica var. zhukovskyiPyrus mandshuricaPyrus sachalinensisSinomalus mandshuricaSinomalus sachalinensisMalus sachalinensis f. divaricataMalus mandshurica var. genuinaMalus mandshurica subsp. sachalinensis
