Malus niedzwetzkyana

workshop in 2006, the Niedzwetzky apple Malus niedzwetzkyana was identified as one of the world’s most threatened apple species. Although it has a relatively wide distribution (Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China and Afghanistan) it occurs at very low densities and, given the extent of fruit and nut forest destruction, populations are thought to be severely reduced and highly fragmented. More

Malus niedzwetzkyana tree in blossom. Photo: FFI Malus niedzwetzkyana seeds collected for cultivation at local tree nurseries. Photo: FFI Malus niedzwetzkyana fruit. Photo: Chris Loades/FFI Malus niedzwetzkyana fruit showing the distinctive red flesh. More