Malus toringo
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Malus sieboldii
- Phonetic Spelling
- MAY-lus tor-ING-oh
- Description
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Highly resistant to scab. This tree is frequently damaged by deer. Flowers are edible in small quantities but contain the precursors to cyanide. This tree has dense branching. Its growth rate is moderate.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Malus
- Species:
- toringo
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Wildlife Value:
- Food source for birds, small mammals, and deer.
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Highly resistant to scab
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Mounding
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- This plant has 0.4 in. yellow to red fruit, which persists.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Description:
- This plant has pink buds that fade to white and are fragrant. Flowers may range from pale pink to rose.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
