The crab apple recorded as Malus toringoides is also treated as Malus bhutanica in the specialist encyclopedia. It is valued for its graceful habit, variably lobed leaves and colourful small fruit.

Size and growth: small tree. Flowering: white spring flowers.

Lifespan: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used. These figures describe the taxon, rather than the current dimensions or health of the specimen in Prague.