Malus transitoria
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Malus transitoria is a species of apple
native to China
. It is grown as an ornamental tree
for its abundant white flowers, and is also used as rootstock
for other apples. The fruit is reddish-yellow.
M transitoria var. glabrescens
M transitoria var. transitoria
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...
native to China
China
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. It is grown 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...
for its abundant white flowers, and is also used as rootstock
Rootstock
A rootstock is a plant, and sometimes just the stump, which already has an established, healthy root system, used for grafting a cutting or budding from another plant. The tree part being grafted onto the rootstock is usually called the scion...
for other apples. The fruit is reddish-yellow.
Lower taxa
M transitoria var. centralasiaticaM transitoria var. glabrescens
M transitoria var. transitoria
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