Malus hupehensis ‘from Hubei province, China’. ‘Hubei’ was formerly spelled ‘’Hupeh’ or ‘Hupei’ in English. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis, common names Chinese crab apple, Hupeh crab or tea crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the apple genus "Malus" of the family Rosaceae. It is native to China. "Malus hupehensis" is a vigorous deciduous tree growing to tall and broad. It has pink buds, opening to fragrant white blossoms in Spring. It produces bright red, cherry-sized crab-apples in the Autumn. The plant is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for planting in gardens. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of
Rhodes Fruit Farms Rhodes Fruit Farms Rhodes Fruit Farms, founded by Cecil John Rhodes in 1902, exists today as Boschendal The Estate, one of the oldest wine estates in South Africa. Mining magnate, politician and empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes founded Rhodes Fruit Farms in South Africa in 1902, shortly before his death. Much of his activity centred on the farm Boschendal, which has given its name to the current Boschendal Estate. To this day it is a major source of employment for the local community. Close to Cape Town, between Stellenbosch, [Pniel], Franschhoek and Paarl, Boschendal stretches between the foot of the Groot