Michigan State University horticulture professor Steve Van Nocker holds wild apples near a Malus coronaria tree Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Meridian Township, Mich. [Photo: AP Photo/Mike Householder] ...

Landscaping has included the genus “Malus” for a long period of time. Sometimes, it has been apples for fresh eating and winter keeping, sometimes fruiting crabapples which look lovely as a ...

Malus 'Adirondack' has a more narrow growth habit than many crab apples: It will reach about 18 feet high and 10 feet wide. Its size and good looks make it a fine selection for a mixed border or a ...

Since apple trees cannot self-pollinate, the pollen from other apple varieties is necessary for fruit to grow. ... To find out, they manually applied pollen from Red Delicious and Golden Delicious, ...

We have planted three different apple trees (Malus hybrid Liberty apple, Northern Spy apple, ... Standard-sized apple trees can take from 3-5 years from transplanting to flower and bear fruit.

The group has also partnered with Widespread Malus, an independent, biodiversity-focused effort that planted an apple orchard in East Boulder in 2016. Overall, the apple tree project offers both ...

Apple trees are not native to North America. They were first brought here by the colonists in the 1700s. ... The genus "Malus" includes our one native apple — the crabapple.

Charles Ross apple trees (Malus Domestica) at Saling Hall, Essex Photo: Marianne Majerus/MMGI. TWO DESIRES—to collect apples and plant a fruit tree—coincide in fall.

Using this method, they identified a genome region responsible for cold and disease resistance in wild Malus species that also may be related to unpleasant taste in fruit. “It’s possible that in the ...