Malus toringoides
Cut-leaf crabapple · also Cut-leaf crab apple, Cutleaf crab apple
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Malus toringoides, or cut-leaf crabapple, is a crabapple species native to the mountain ranges of China. It is an underused shrub to small tree known for its abundant, fragrant white spring blooms and yellow pome fruits that persist into winter. This species is resistant to drought, frost, salt, and wind, making it adaptable for urban planting.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 600.03%—2.5 in
- 80.00%32 yr6.6 in
- 70.00%24 yr—
- 50.00%9.3 yr7.0 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.9 in, mean 4.3 in, 90th percentile 6.2 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
Other Malus in the catalogue
37 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
