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Malus hupehensis
type: Ornamental
synonyms: Tea crabapple
identification: Fruit is round flattened, cherry-size. Base colour is yellow with a red blush.
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, fine-grained and firm. Very juicy and astringent.
uses: Ornamental
origins: Native to Japan and Taiwan.
cultivation: Vigorous, spreading. Grows to 12 metres.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to most apple diseases.
harvest: Ripens in later fifth period.
notes: Its name Tea crabapple stems from the practice of picking the leaves to make tea in the Orient.
ploidism: Triploid.
harvest period: 5
flowers: Magenta buds open into white, often pink blushed blossoms. Fragrant with a musty odour most noticable on warm days.
foliage: Orange in fall.
fruit: Cherry size, yellow/red.
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