Malus brevipes
Shrub Apple
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Shrub Apple (Malus brevipes) - Description
Malus brevipes, also known as the shrub apple, is a species in the genus Malus, in the family Rosaceae.
Shrub Apple (Malus brevipes) - Blooming
Clustered five-petaled blossoms with 15-20 stamens in center. Blooms generally before leaves unfold. Pink to red buds that fade as they bloom followed by red, yellow fruits.
Shrub Apple (Malus brevipes) - Growth
Deciduous trees and shrubs, including the orchard trees that produce apples, and ornamental crabapples trees, whose fruit is also edible, but usually too tart to consume. Species grow best in full sun, but tolerate partial shade.
Shrub Apple (Malus brevipes) - Planting
Sow seeds in fall in a seedbed. Can also propagate by budding in summer. Grafting is also possible and should be completed during the winter.
Shrub Apple (Malus brevipes) - Pest
Modern-day cultivars are less disease prone than older varieties. Malus plants are most vulnerable to cedar-apple rust, apple scab, and fireblight. Other problems include crown and fruit rot, brown fruit rot, heart rot, mushroom root rot, and cankers. Common pests are fruit worms, Japanese beetle, caterpillars, scale insects, aphids, wood boreres, skeletonizers, and leaf rollers.
Shrub Apple (Malus brevipes) - Interesting facts
Fruits produced by some species of Malus, including the Crabapples, are too sour to eat raw and work best in ciders. Smoking food on Apple wood gives the food a good flavor.
Shrub Apple (Malus brevipes) - Soil and irrigation
Well-drained, acid or alkaline, loamy or clay soil.
