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Yunnan Crab Apple

Malus yunnanensis

Also called Yunnan Crabapple

Yunnan Crab Apple
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Tibet to C. China and Myanmar
Climate
temperate

About

Malus yunnanensis is a species in the genus Malus, family Rosaceae, with the common name Yunnan crabapple. In Mandarin Chinese, it is called “滇池海棠” (Diānchí hǎitáng).

The tree bears single white flowers with a light pink tint, fruit color is red with white dots, moderate texture and roundish form.

Other Malus plants

Pillar Apple · Southern crab apple · Chinese Pearleaf Crabapple · Malus ×atrosanguinea · Siberian crab apple · Siberian Crab · Sweet crab apple · Malus crescimannoi · Malus doumeri · Japanese Crabapple · Oregon Crab Apple · Hall crab apple

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malus yunnanensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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