Malus sieversii Malus sieversii Malus sieversii is a wild apple native to the mountains of Central Asia in southern Kazakhstan. It has recently been shown to be the primary ancestor of most cultivars of the domesticated apple ("Malus pumila"). It was first described (as Pyrus sieversii) in 1833 by Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, a German naturalist who saw them growing in the Altai Mountains. It is a deciduous tree growing to , very similar in appearance to the domestic apple. Its fruit is the largest of any species of "Malus" except "pumila", up to 7 cm diameter, equal in size to many
Malus transitoria 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 elegant shape, abundant white blossoms, and yellow fruits. It has gained the Royal Horticultural