Toringo Crabapple
Malus toringo
Rosaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
China, Japan, Korea
Location
Cornell Class of 1923 Flowering Tree Collection
Source of plant
Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station, Lake County Nursery Inc.
Description
Small shrub-like tree. Flower buds deep rose opening to small star-shaped, 0.8" diameter, light pink flowers that mature to white. Fruit globose, red, or brownish-yellow (Rehder) or yellow (Siebold), 0.6"-0.8" across. Subject to slight scab and fire blight (Nichols).