Malus transitoria is sometimes known as the cut-leaf crab because of the lobed cut-outs on its leaves.
Malus transitoria crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Malus transitoria
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: China
- Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
- Fruit colour: Yellow
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
- Flower size: Small
- Fruit size: Small
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
- Attractive features: Autumn foliage colour
- Soil type: Clay
- Useful for: Open spaces
Climate
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Scab (Apple and Pear): Some susceptibility
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Malus transitoria crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Malus transitoria crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Malus transitoria crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.