Malus orientalis subsp. montana (Uglitzk.) Likhonos
Malus orientalis var. subalpina Ponomar.
Pyrus paradisii M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Pyrus sapientiae M.F.Fay & Christenh.
Malus orientalis, the eastern crabapple or Caucasus apple, is a species in the genus Malus with relatively large yellow fruit. It contributed slightly to the gene pool of domesticated apples, a distant second to M.sieversii.[3][4]
Malus orientalis is found in Bulgaria, Turkey (including East Thrace), the Transcaucasus, and Iran.[2] Drying the fruit and then rehydrating by boiling cuts the tartness. A string of halved, dried fruit was found in a royal tomb at Ur.[citation needed]
