Malus or seventh tree, or limbs of a crab tree are grafted onto some of the apple trees. In emergencies, a bucket or drum bouquet of crabapple flowering branches are placed near the beehives as orchard pollenizers. See also Fruit tree pollination. Because of the plentiful blossoms and small fruit, crabapples are popular for use in bonsai culture. Crabapple fruit is not an important crop in most areas, being extremely sour due to malic acid (which like the genus derives from the Latin name "mālum"), and in some species woody, and for this reason is rarely eaten raw. In some southeast
Malus transitoria Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is also used as rootstock for other apples. Malus transitoria Malus transitoria, the cut-leaf crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the crabapple genus "Malus" of the family Rosaceae. It is native to China. The Latin "transitoria" means "short-lived". The name "cut-leaf" refers to the shape of the leaves. "Malus transitoria" is a deciduous tree growing to tall by wide. The deeply divided leaves turn yellow in autumn. It produces abundant white flowers, and small yellow fruits 8 mm in diameter. Varieties include: "Malus transitoria" is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for its