Malus floribunda
Malus floribunda, common name Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, or showy crabapple, originates from Japan and East Asia. It may be a hybrid of "M. sieboldii" with "M. baccata", in which case it would be written as "Malus" × "floribunda". Description. "Malus floribunda" forms a round-headed, deciduous tree up to in height, with narrow leaves on arching branches. The flowers, appearing in spring, are white or pale pink, opening from crimson buds. The red or yellow fruit is about 1 cm in diameter, ripening in autumn. Resistance. Tree has good disease resistance to apple scab  and powdery mildew. The initiators of the PRI disease resistant apple breeding program have discovered that "Malus floribunda" has resistance to the apple scab and founded the program to introduce this "VF gene" into cultivated apples. Their work had been progressing with great success. Awards. This crabapple species is considered one of the best crabapples for form and flower and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.