Malus Mill.

1 species naturalized Aust.; NSW, Vic.

*Malus pumila Mill.

Small to medium deciduous tree. Leaves simple, ovate to elliptic, 4–3 cm long, 3–6 cm wide, margins toothed, upper surface sparsely hairy, lower surface densely hairy. Flowers 2–4 cm diam. white, pink or red, in few flowered racemes. Pome more than 5 cm diam. green to red. Cultivated plant occasionally naturalized around buildings and old habitations. Introd. from Europe and Asia. Fl. spring. Apple