Crab apple trees (malus species) are closely related to apple trees, but ... Fruit can be from a quarter-inch to two inches in diameter and is yellow, orange, purple, pink, green, or brilliant ...

However, the goal is not to replace popular varieties like Fuji or Honeycrisp with Malus coronaria apples, since the Michigan tree’s fruit is small, green, and bitter. “To me, they don’t ...

Fruit trees can add a burst of color and a tasty treat to your backyard. But, be sure to pick the right trees and avoid these ...

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 ...

Fruits from three cultivars of apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.)—‘McIntosh’, ‘Gala’ and ‘Mutsu’—were harvested from the exterior and interior of the tree canopy. Peel and flesh ...

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 ...

Malus sieversii is a wild apple native to the mountains of southern Kazakhstan. Anna Yu/Alamy. The foothills of Kazakhstan’s Tian Shan mountains are something of a genetic wonderland. This vast ...

Apples are America’s most popular fruit. They’re grown in orchards all across the country and harvested in the early fall. Green apples are slightly more sour than red apples.

A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its wild relatives, revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species and ...