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Sep 30, 2024 · Crabapples are native to North America and Asia. They are widely grown for their attractive growth habit, spring flower display, and decorative fruits. The fruits are much smaller and more tart than the common apple (Malus domestica) but are suitable for jellies, preserves, and cider.
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Malus (/ ˈ m eɪ l ə s / [3] or / ˈ m æ l ə s /) is a genus of about 32–57 species [4] of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples. The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.
Apr 23, 2013 · Crab apple (genus Malus) is a deciduous tree that differs from the orchard apple in bearing smaller, often acidic or astringent fruits. Approximately nine species of crab apples are native to North America, mostly east of the Rocky Mountains, with only one, M. fusca (Oregon or Pacific crab), being native to British Columbia. Description
Like the majority of our farmed fruits and vegetables, the simple supermarket apple began life in the wild, as a fruit known as the crabapple (Malus). Grown over millennia, across the temperate Northern hemisphere, we now have over 7000 known apple cultivars! Farmers and orchard owners grew different varieties of apple for different desirable ...
The etymology for the name of the crab apple is disputed, however I prefer the position that it is derived from the usage of the word crab as sour and acerbic in temperament, matching the fruit this plant produces.
6 days ago · In Europe, apple growers hybridized apples with native species, including the European crabapple. Apple remains from the Roman period, which was about 1,500-2,000 years ago, have been identified archaeologically at over 30 sites across central Europe.
Nov 26, 2021 · The Pacific crabapple, Malus fusca, grows on the western coast and has more genetic similarity to the wild apples of China than to the other American crabapples that grow in the east, suggesting spread of Malus fusca across a land corridor from origins in China.