Description
Malus halliana seeds mature in October, commonly known as Hall crabapple. 垂丝海棠 chui si hai tang. Thickets on slopes or by streams; sea level to 1200 m. Anhui, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang.
This species has been used as an ornamental because of its purplish red young branches and leaves and pink, showy flowers in the spring.
According to Bean (Trees Shrubs Hardy Brit. Isles, ed. 8, 2: 699. 1981), this is a Japanese species and does not occur in China. Further study is required on Chinese specimens attributed to Malus halliana.
Malus halliana is similar to M. baccata, which differs by its serrulate leaves, white petals, and apically acuminate sepals larger than the hypanthium.
