Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, is a species of the genus "Malus", native to Europe. Its scientific name means "forest apple" and the truly wild tree has thorns. Wild apple has an expanded crown and often appear more like a bush than a tree. It can live 80–100 years and grow up to 10 m tall with trunk diameters of 23–45 cm. Due to its weak competitiveness and high light requirement, wild apple exist mostly at the wet edge of forests, in farmland hedges or on very extreme, marginal sites. The tree is rather rare but native
Karl Malus U.S. Agent then destroyed Malus' equipment and records. Malus has since worked for a variety of criminal organizations, including the Corporation, and the Maggia. He even worked with the Avengers and the Thunderbolts in their efforts to defeat Count Nefaria in exchange for a reduced sentence. During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Karl Malus was researched by Quasimodo as part of its work for Norman Osborn. Karl Malus was recruited by the Wizard to become a new member of the Frightful Four, only to find himself being forcibly made the new host of the Carnage Symbiote. He was eaten by Carnage