Malus florentina
Encyclopedia
Malus florentina is a species of apple
known by the common names Florentine crabapple and hawthorn-leaf crabapple. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula
and Italy
, and it is grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree
.
Malus
Malus , the apples, are a genus of about 30–35 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae. Other studies go as far as 55 species including the domesticated Orchard Apple, or Table apple as it was formerly called...
known by the common names Florentine crabapple and hawthorn-leaf crabapple. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and it is grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
.