Rosaceae Week: Malus prunifolia from California

[Gurcharan Singh]

Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh.

syn: Pyrus prunifolia Willd.

Common names: Chinese apple, crab apple, plum-leaf apple

Small tree with elliptic to ovate, up to 10 cm long acuminate serrate leaves, ciliate beneath; flowers 3-4 cm across, white with long glabrous sepals; fruit yellow or red, 2-2.5 cm long, long-persistent on tree 

Photographed from California, commonly planted in private houses.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
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Wooow! Last day of Navratra fast. Breakfast of apples. Mouth watering.
Madhuri

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[Balkar Arya]

Lovely and delicious shots

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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