Malus tschonoskii

Malus tschonoskii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Malus
Species:	M. tschonoskii
Binomial name
Malus tschonoskii C.K.Schneid.

Malus tschonoskii (common names Chonosuki crab and pillar apple) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to Japan.

The specific epithet tschonoskii refers to the 19th century Japanese botanist Sugawa Tschonoski.^[1]

Description

Malus tschonoskii is a strong-growing deciduous tree, it has a distinctive columnar habit and is particularly noted for its autumn colouring, when the glossy mid-green leaves turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, purple and scarlet. Single white flowers, tinged pink, appear in May and are followed by rounded red-flushed yellow-green crabapples.

It can grow to 9 m (30 ft) tall by 1.8 m (6 ft) broad in 20 years, with an ultimate height of 12 m (39 ft).^[2]

It is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens.

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