Malus toringo var. toringo(toringo crabapple, "Zumi")
Japanese name: ズミ（桷） Scientific name:Malus toringo var. toringo
[Overview]
A deciduous shrub 2–3 m tall, sometimes reaching 10 m, growing at sunny woodland edges and around wetlands.
The trunk branches freely from the base.
Short shoots often become thorn-like, and young branches have white soft hairs.
Leaves are simple and alternate; those on short shoots are elliptic with entire margins, while those on long shoots are often 3–5-lobed and serrated.
Four to eight flowers are borne in umbel-like clusters on the short shoots.
The flowers are five-petaled, 2–3 cm across, red in bud and white when open.
The fruit is a globose pome about 1 cm across, ripening red.
[Uses]
It is used as a rootstock for apples.
The bark, branches and leaves are used as a dye.
The wood is used for furniture and crafts.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed, by cuttings, or by grafting.
It prefers a sunny, moderately moist site.
