Malus sargentii Rehder

Sargent's apple (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Malus

Characteristics

A small crab apple tree. It grows 1.8 m high. It spreads 4.5 m wide. It has many branches. The leaves are broadly oval and with sharp tips. They are bright green and with a pair of lobes at the base. There are large teeth. The flowers are white. They occur singly and have a scent. The fruit are small and purple to bright red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 3.5 - 4.25
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.8
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Temperate. It suits hardiness zones 4-9.
More
Mountains all over Japan.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses timber wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Malus sargentii unspecified picture

Distribution

Malus sargentii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:726391-1
WFO ID wfo-0001017351
COL ID 72SX9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Malus sargentii Malus x sargentii