WorldFloraDB - Malus micromalus

Characteristics

A small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 3-5 m high. The leaves are narrowly oval and 5-10 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. They taper at the tip and are rounded at the base. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are pink and 4 cm across. The fruit are 1-1.5 cm across.

Life form

annual

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

1.0

Mature height (meter)

2.25 - 3.25

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is native to northern China.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

The fruit are used fresh or preserved.

Uses	eating ornamental rootstock
Edible	fruits
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726340-1
WFO ID	wfo-0001016402
COL ID	-
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Malus micromalus Malus microcarpa var. kaido Malus x var. kaido Malus x var. micromalus Malus spectabilis var. micromalus Malus spectabilis var. kaido

WorldFloraDB 2024

Malus micromalus Makino