Malus floribunda

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Malus floribunda
Malus floribunda blossom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Maloideae Genus: Malus Species: M. floribunda
Binomial name
Malus floribunda Siebold. ex Van Houtte.

Malus floribunda (Japanese (flowering) crabapple) is a wild apple of Japan and East Asia. It is probably not a truly wild species but a hybrid M. sieboldii x M. baccata or M. prun.

M. floribunda is a round-headed, small deciduous tree with narrow leaves on arching branches. The flowers are white or pale pink, opening from crimson buds. The fruit is red and yellow, of about 1cm in diameter.