''Malus halliana'' is an East Asian

crabapple ''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples, wild apples, and rainberries. The genus is native plant, native to the temper ...

species of ''

Malus ''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples, wild apples, and rainberries. The genus is native to the temperate zone of th ...

'', known by the common name Hall crabapple. Its

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name is chui si hai tang(垂丝海棠). It is generally considered to be a native tree of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, although some authors maintain that it is native to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and was introduced into China.Flora of China, ''Malus halliana'' Koehne, 1890. 垂丝海棠 chui si hai tang
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Description

''Malus halliana'' is a tree up to 5 meters (17 feet) tall. flowers are pink. Fruits are purple. ;Cultivation The tree is cultivated as an

ornamental tree Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

, for its abundant, fragrant pink flowers.

References

External links

line drawings, Flora of China Illustrations vol. 9, fig. 77, 16-17
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