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Crabapples are a member of the family Rosaceae and their primary importance is as ornamental trees because of their attractive flowers and fruits (den Boer 1959). Crabapples also have value as potential pollinizers in commercial apple orchards (Crassweller et al. 1980) and as indicator plants for the detection of latent apple viruses (Gilmer et al. 1971). Crabapples can be used as rootstocks for apples; for example, Malus robusta 5, which has the desirable feature of withstanding low temperatures would be suitable in areas where winter hardiness is a problem (Tukey 1964).
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Singha, S. (1989). Crabapple (Malus spp.). In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Trees II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61535-1_3
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