Malus trilobata

 ( Trilobata ) 

Malus trilobata, the Lebanese wild apple, erect crab apple or three-lobed apple tree, is a species of Malus in the rose family (Rosaceae). Some authorities place it in the segregate genus Eriolobus, as E. trilobatus.

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Description M. trilobata has an upright habit with horizontal branching and a mature size of height by width. PFAF Plant Database: Malus trilobata

The leaves are maple-like and deeply three-lobed. They turn from orange to red to deep purple in the fall.

The tree blooms during April and May producing white flowers and yellow fruits.

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Distribution The species' distribution in Asia includes West and South Anatolia, Syria, Lebanon and North Israel, while in Europe its distribution encompasses the east section of Greek Thrace (Evros Prefecture) and southeastern Bulgaria.

Surviving trees in Lebanon can be found in the Mount Lebanon, at altitudes of . The last remaining protected forest community of the endemic wild apple in the country is in the Horsh Ehden nature reserve and the Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve.

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Further reading

• "Les Principaux Arbres du Liban"; La Fascicule des Essences Forestieres du Liban. Projet d'assistance a la protection de la couverture vegetale au Liban (Ministry of Agriculture and European Union); 1999.

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