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Manchurian crab apple

Malus mandshurica (Maxim.) Kom. ex Skvortsov

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Malus

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Manchurian crab apple: Malus mandshurica. 51st plot of Biryoulyovsky dendrological park (Moscow).
Photo: Sirius_MSK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Bulgarian
Манджурска ябълка
Chinese
毛山荆子, 棠梨木, 辽山荆子
English
Manchurian crab apple
French
Pommier de mandchourie
Japanese
エゾノコリンゴ
Russian
Яблоня маньчжурская, Яблоня сахалинская

Synonyms

  • Malus baccata subsp. mandshurica (Maxim.) Likhonos
  • Malus baccata subsp. sachalinensis (Kom. ex Juz.) Likhonos
  • Malus baccata subsp. zhukovskyi (Ponomar.) Likhonos
  • Malus baccata var. mandshurica (Maxim.) C.K.Schneid.
  • Malus mandshurica subsp. sachalinensis (Juz.) Ponomar.
  • Malus mandshurica subsp. sachalinensis (Kom. ex Juz.) Ponomar.
  • Malus mandshurica subsp. zhukovskyi Ponomar.
  • Malus mandshurica var. genuina Skvortsov
  • Malus mandshurica var. gordeievii Skvortsov
  • Malus mandshurica var. sachalinensis (Kom. ex Juz.) Ponomar.
  • Malus mandshurica var. zhukovskyi (Ponomar.) Ponomar.
  • Malus sachalinensis Kom. ex Juz.
  • Malus sachalinensis f. divaricata V.V.Byalt & Firsov
  • Pyrus baccata var. mandshurica Maxim.
  • Pyrus mandshurica (Maxim.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Pyrus sachalinensis (Kom. ex Juz.) M.F.Fay & Christenh.
  • Sinomalus mandshurica (Maxim.) Rushforth
  • Sinomalus sachalinensis (Kom. ex Juz.) Rushforth

Characteristics

Lifespan
Perennial

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.