Chaenomeles japonica (Thunberg, 1780) Lindl. ex Spach, 1834

Stalažs, Arturs, Sviķe, Silga & Veckalne, Aiga, 2022, Chaenomeles japonica (Maleae, Amygdaloideae, Rosaceae): validation of six Alberts Tīcs’ cultivar names and two new synonyms for the species, Phytotaxa 545 (3), pp. 294-300 : 298-299

Chaenomeles japonica ‘Arta’

‘Arta’— Tīcs 2000: 32 (mentions)

‘Cido Arta’— Tīcs 2000: 39 (description), new synonym

‘Arta’— Almohammad et al. 2020: 14 (mentions)

Description:

The plant forms a shrub, which is 1.4 m wide and about 0.6 m tall. Primary branches are usually 60–70 cm long, covered by 3–4 secondary branches (preferably 1–2). The branches branch at this angle. Many secondary branches thicken the shrub’s foliage too much. Leaf-blade is rounded base and without a pronounced tip. The top of the leaf is rounded. Leaf border shallowly serrated. Leaf base is rounded and wedge-shaped. Stipules are large kidney-shaped, with notched edging. The fruit is round, barrel-shaped, ripens three weeks after ‘Alfa’. The fruit cup is almost completely overgrown. Fruits are medium-sized and weigh 50–70 g. Fruit dimensions: 47 × 46 mm.