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Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, also known as the European wild apple or simply the crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus, native to Europe and western Asia. Its scientific name means "forest apple"
The wild apple is a deciduous small to medium-sized tree, but can also grow into a multi-stemmed bush. It can live 80–100 years and grow up to 14 metres (46 feet) tall with trunk diameters of usually 23–45 centimetres (9–17+1⁄2 inches), although diameters exceeding 90 centimetres (35 in) have been recorded. The leaves are roundish-oval and sometimes hairy on the underside. The hermaphrodite flowers appear in May, slightly preceding hawthorn, have white or pinkish petals and are insect-pollinated. The small pome-fruits are around 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in diameter, ripen in autumn and fall to the ground. The bark is light brown and breaks up in flakes. The branches are thorny, especially in response to pruning or browsing.
In the past M. sylvestris was thought to be the most important ancestor of the cultivated apple (M. domestica), which has since been shown to have been primarily derived from the central Asian species M. sieversii. However, DNA analyses confirm that M. sylvestris has contributed significantly to the genome. They found that secondary introgression from other species of the genus Malus has greatly shaped the genome of M. domestica, with M. sylvestris being the largest secondary contributor. They also found that current populations of M. domestica are more closely related to M. sylvestris than to M. sieversii. However, in more pure strains of M. domestica, the M. sieversii ancestry still predominates.
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HSS would it surprise anyone to know that this was originally a blue snowflake?
still experimenting with b&w pics for the macromondays group's theme of: center composed, black and white image in square format... read the whole explanation here:
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In the heart of Downtown McKinney, Texas, a door stands as a testament to time, its paint peeling in an intricate dance of decay and beauty.
While travling through eastern Hokkaido we were hit with a strong snow storm. I shot this shot of the big snowflakes near the side of the road. Hope you can see the flakes in this photo. 20250125 Big Flakes Blue - Hokkaido Japan
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Location : Winter Flakes
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These definitely look more like flakes. We haven't seen those lovely ice crystals that have the traditional snowflake shape this year. But I keep hoping and watching! These smaller crystals do have a certain beauty of their own though.
Fiocchi di stelle... una foto dal mio album dei ricordi. Una gelida notte d'inverno dal Passo Giau, Dolomiti. Le stelle sembravano fiocchi di neve immortalati dal flash di una foto, mentre le lontane montagne assistevano silenziose.
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~Do not keep the alabaster boxes of your love and tenderness sealed up until your friends are dead. Fill their lives with sweetness. Speak approving cheering words while their ears can hear them and while their hearts can be thrilled by them~ ---Henry Ward Beecher
A day of beautiful snowflakes - I stopped to pick up some roses to try to capture a few ....it was fun and just the beginning to practice this....