Malus trilobata country, that is protected, is in Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve and Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve. "Malus trilobata" has an upright habit with horizontal branching and a mature size of height by width. The leaves are maple-like and deeply three-lobed. They turn from orange to red to deep purple in the fall. The tree blooms during April and May producing white flowers and yellow fruits. Malus trilobata Malus trilobata, the Lebanese wild apple, erect crab apple or three-lobed apple tree, is a species in the family Rosaceae in the genus "Malus". Some authorities place it in the segregate genus "Eriolobus", as
Malus are borne in corymbs, and have five petals, which may be white, pink or red, and are perfect, with usually red stamens that produce copious pollen, and a half-inferior ovary; flowering occurs in the spring after 50–80 growing degree days (varying greatly according to subspecies and cultivar). Apples require cross-pollination between individuals by insects (typically bees, which freely visit the flowers for both nectar and pollen); all are self-sterile, and (with the exception of a few specially developed cultivars) self-pollination is impossible, making pollinating insects essential. Several "Malus" species, including domestic apples, hybridize freely. They are used as food plants