Malus sargentii

Malus sargentii
A hedge of Malus sargentii in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Malus
Species:	M. sargentii
Binomial name
Malus sargentii Rehder

Malus sargentii, occasionally called Sargent's apple or Sargent crabapple, is a species of crabapple in the genus Malus.^[1] The species was formerly considered a variety of the species Malus sieboldii.^[2] The plant is a shrub growing about 6 feet tall. Malus sargentii is native to Japan but is commonly used as an ornamental shrub elsewhere.

Images

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  Flowers
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  M. sieboldii var. sargentii, i.e. M. sargentii

References

"Crabapple" or "Wild apple" (of the genus Malus)
Species, varieties and cultivars	Malus angustifolia (Southern) Malus asiatica (Chinese pearleaf) Malus baccata (Siberian) Malus bracteata Malus brevipes Malus coronaria (Sweet) Malus doumeri Malus 'Evereste' Malus florentina Malus floribunda (Japanese) Malus fusca (Oregon/Pacific) Malus glabrata Malus glaucescens Malus halliana Malus honanensis Malus hupehensis (Tea) Malus ioensis (Prairie) Malus kansuensis Malus lancifolia Malus × micromalus (Midget) Malus niedzwetskyana Malus prattii Malus prunifolia Malus pumila (Orchard) Malus rockii Malus sargentii Malus sieboldii Malus sieversii (Asian wild/Almaty) Malus sikkimensis Malus spectabilis Malus sublobata Malus sylvestris (European wild) Malus toringoides Malus transitoria Malus trilobata Malus tschonoskii Malus yunnanensis
Topics	Apple Applecrab Malling series
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