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The "Kimi-zumi" (Malus toringo f. toringo) belongs to Rosaceae (the Rose family). It is a semi-tall tree that is a form of "Zumi" distributed in various parts of Japan, the Korean Peninsula and China. This tree grows in mountains and fields, and can reach about 10 m in height. The twigs are stiff and often turn into thorns. The leaves are ovate and alternate, but some long-branched leaves split into 3-5 lobes. The browses are twofold when come out in foliation. The white flowers come in umbels at the tips of the branches from April to June. The buds of this flower are crimson. The flower has three styles and numerous stamens. The fruits are spherical and ripen yellow from September to October. t is called "三葉海棠" (san ye hai tang) in Chinese.
In Korean, it's called "no-lang-a-gu-bae-na-mu" (노랑아그배나무). This tree was originally called "Baby pear tree" (a-gi-bae-na-mu: 아기배나무), but over time, the pronunciation was simplified, and it came to be known as "a-gu-bae-na-mu" (아그배나무). It has the character "yellow" (no-lang: 노랑), which refers to yellow fruit.
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