{"id":15449,"date":"2023-08-10T06:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T06:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mustila.fi\/kasvit\/malus_toringo_var_sargentii_sargent_crabapple\/"},"modified":"2024-02-27T18:17:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:17:27","slug":"malustoringosargentii","status":"publish","type":"kasvit","link":"https:\/\/mustila.fi\/en\/plants\/malustoringosargentii\/","title":{"rendered":"Malus toringo var. sargentii – Sargent crabapple"},"content":{"rendered":"
A cloud of white flowers on a stiff-branched thorny bush make an interesting combination which seems almost unreal. The same sensation is repeated in autumn when the dark twiggy branches are decorated by a multitude of tiny red apples. These combinations are offered by the Sargent crabapple, and in between the bush dresses itself in yellow and red autumn leaves.<\/p>\n

Native to Japan and Korea, this broad bush makes an impassable screen when planted as a hedge. The leaves on long shoots are strongly 3-lobed, while the leaves of flowering shoots are entire and smaller. The white flowers are in groups of about five, the flower buds red before opening.<\/p>\n

The Sargent crab grows abundantly throughout the Arboretum, even in stiff clay. Unlike many other apples, it also flowers well in semi-shade, for example in forest where there are gaps in the canopy. The berry-like fruit persist long into the winter, and surprisingly the shrubs seem not to be bothered much by hares.<\/p>\n