Malus sargentii

Malus sargentii
A hedge of Malus sargentii in bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Malus
Species:	M. sargentii
Binomial name
Malus sargentii Rehder

Malus sargentii, occasionally called Sargent's apple or Sargent crabapple, is a species of crabapple in the genus Malus.^[1] The species was formerly considered a variety of the species Malus sieboldii.^[2] The plant is a shrub growing about 6 feet tall. Malus sargentii is native to Japan but is commonly used as an ornamental shrub elsewhere.

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  M. sieboldii var. sargentii, i.e. M. sargentii

References

1. ^ "GardenWeb's HortiPlex Plant Database, search results for: Malus". http://hortiplex.gardenweb.com/plants/nph-ind.cgi?name=Malus&f=d&gl=1&p=1. Retrieved September 11, 2009. 
2. ^ Plants for a Future