Malus zumi Golden Hornet - Crab Apple

<p style="text-align: justify;">Close relatives of cultivated apple trees, <strong><a href="https://en.promessedefleurs.eu/shrubs/shrubs-by-variety/malus-crabapple.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ornamental apple trees or flowering apple trees</a>,</strong> or even "<em>pommetiers</em>" as they are nicknamed in Quebec, <strong>are deciduous bushes of family Rosaceae.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>They are mainly cultivated for ornamental purposes, for their splendid spring flowering ranging from white to red via pink, but also for their decorative fruits in autumn whose colour varies from yellow to bright red depending on variety</strong>. Foliage, green in season, takes truly remarkable autumn colours.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Ornamental apple trees are ideal in small gardens because of their reduced size and compact, rounded habit. Moreover, they are undemanding regarding soil type and grow quickly provided planted in sun in cool, fertile soil.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">There are about sixty species and hybrids of genus Malus found across the entire Northern Hemisphere.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Ornamental apple trees are useful for pollination of other apple trees and represent a genuine natural resource for wildlife by providing food for insects, birds and some mammals. Moreover, rest assured: their small apples are not poisonous and can even be eaten as jelly, compote, juice, alcoholic drinks or cider!</p>