Macromeles tschonoskii

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Macromeles tschonoskii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Macromeles
Species:
M. tschonoskii
Binomial name
Macromeles tschonoskii
Synonyms [2]
  • Cormus tschonoskii(Maxim.) Koidz. (1909)
  • Docyniopsis tschonoskii(Maxim.) Koidz. (1934)
  • Eriolobus tschonoskii(Maxim.) Rehder (1903)
  • Malus tschonoskii(Maxim.) C.K.Schneid. (1906)
  • Pyrus tschonoskiiMaxim. (1873)

Macromeles tschonoskii (common names Chonosuki crab and pillar apple) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a tree endemic to Japan. [2]

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The specific epithet tschonoskii refers to the 19th century Japanese botanist Sugawa Tschonoski. [3]

Description

Macromeles tschonoskii is a strong-growing deciduous tree, it has a distinctive columnar habit and is particularly noted for its autumn colouring, when the glossy mid-green leaves turn to brilliant shades of yellow, orange, purple and scarlet. Single white flowers, tinged pink, appear in May and are followed by rounded red-flushed yellow-green crabapples.

It can grow to 9 metres (30 feet) tall by 1.8 m (6 ft) broad in 20 years, with an ultimate height of 12 m (39 ft). [4]

Habitat

The species grows well in many soil types, doing best in moist, well-drained soil. [5]

Uses

It is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens.

References

  1. ↑ Rhodes, L. (2016). "Malus tschonoskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T50390234A50390238. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T50390234A50390238.en . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Macromeles tschonoskii (Maxim.) Koidz. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN   978-1-84533-731-5.
  4. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1-4053-3296-5.
  5. ↑ "www.ornamental-trees.co.uk/malus-tschonoskii-tree-p244". 11 May 2018.


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