Malus transitoria, the cut-leaf crabapple, is a species of flowering plant in the crabapple genus Malus of the family Rosaceae, native to China.
The Latin transitoria means "short-lived".[1] The name "cut-leaf" refers to the shape of the leaves.
Malus transitoria is a deciduous tree growing to 80NaN0 tall by 100NaN0 wide. The deeply divided leaves turn yellow in autumn.[2]
It produces abundant white flowers, and small yellow fruits 8 mm in diameter.[2]
Varieties include:[3]
Malus transitoria is cultivated as an ornamental tree, for its elegant shape, abundant white blossoms, and yellow fruits. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
It is also used as rootstock for other apples.