| Malus × robusta | |
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| Flowers | |
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| 'Red Sentinel' cultivar fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Malus |
| Species: | M. × robusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Malus × robusta | |
| Synonyms1 | |
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Pyrus × robusta (Carrière) M.F.Fay & Christenh. | |
Malus × robusta, called Siberian crab apple along with other members of its genus, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae.1 It is the result of a cross between Malus baccata (Siberian crab apple) and Malus prunifolia (plum-leaved crab apple).2 It is being studied for its resistance potential to fire blight.3 Known for its attractive fruit that remain on the tree well into winter, its cultivar 'Red Sentinel' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.4
References
References
- "Malus × robusta (Carrière) Rehder". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- "Malus x robusta (MABRO)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Fahrentrapp, Johannes; Broggini, Giovanni A. L.; Kellerhals, Markus; Peil, Andreas; Richter, Klaus; Zini, Elena; Gessler, Cesare (2013). "A candidate gene for fire blight resistance in Malus × robusta 5 is coding for a CC–NBS–LRR". Tree Genetics & Genomes. 9: 237–251. doi:10.1007/s11295-012-0550-3. hdl:20.500.11850/58552. S2CID 15880710.
- "Malus × robusta 'Red Sentinel'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.