Chinese crab apple

Japanese: ヒメリンゴ（英語表記）Chinese crab apple

A deciduous tree of the Rosaceae family similar to the bead tree. The trunk grows to about 10m in height, and the young branches and leaves are covered with soft hairs. In spring, the flowers bloom in a cluster of several flowers on the short branches, with five petals, red buds that turn white when they bloom, and a hairy peduncle about 3.5-5cm in diameter, almost the same length as the flower. The fruit is spherical, 2-2.5cm in diameter as its name suggests, and does not have a concave tip like an apple. It is also called the dog apple. Native to mainland China, it is used for bonsai in Japan, but because it is highly cold-resistant, it was used as a breeding parent for developing cold-resistant apple varieties in Siberia.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

カイドウに似たバラ科の落葉小高木。幹は高さ10mほどになり，若い枝や葉には軟毛がある。花は春，短枝に数花が散房状につき，5弁で，つぼみは紅色，開花すると白色になり，径3.5～5cmほど，花径とほぼ等長の有毛の花梗を有する。果実は球形で，径2～2.5cmと名まえのように小さく，先端部はリンゴのようにへこむことがない。イヌリンゴとも呼ばれる。中国大陸原産で，日本では盆栽などに利用されるが，耐寒性は強く，シベリアでの耐寒性リンゴの品種育成の交配親に用いられた。

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