Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple,[2]Siberian crab,[3]Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple.[4][5][6] It is native to much of northern Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock. It is used for bonsai. It bears plentiful fragrant white flowers and edible red to yellow fruit of about 1 centimetre (3⁄8 inch) diameter.
The trees grow up to 10–14 metres (33–46 feet) high. They have arching or overhanging red-brown branches and red-brown buds. Petioles are 2–5 centimetres (3⁄4–2 inches) long, with few glands. Leaves are elliptic or egg-shaped, 3cm–8cm ×2cm–3.5cm (1+1⁄4in–3+1⁄4in ×3⁄4in–1+1⁄2in). Pedicels are slender and 1.5–4cm (5⁄8–1+5⁄8in) long. They bear white fragrant flowers of 3–3.5cm (1+1⁄8–1+3⁄8in) in diameter which groups by 4–6. Petals are white and egg-shaped, approximately 2–2.5cm (3⁄4–1in) long. Fruits are red to yellow and spherical, only about 1cm (3⁄8in) in diameter; they form dense clusters and resemble cherries from a distance. Flowering occurs in spring, with fruits appearing in September–October.[7][5][6]
Taxonomy
The subordinate taxa include the followin varieties:[4][7][6]
Malus baccata var. baccata (10–14m or 33–46ft tall) – China, Korea, Russia, Mongolia
Malus baccata var. daochengensis
Malus baccata var. gracilis (4–6m or 13–20ft) – Gansu and Shaanxi in China
Malus baccata var. himalaica
Malus baccata var. jinxianensis
Malus baccata var. mandshurica (Manchurian crab apple, 5–10m or 16–33ft)
Malus baccata var. xiaojinensis
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Bhutan, India and Nepal,[4] where it is common to mixed forests on hilly slopes at elevations up to 1,500m (4,900ft).[7] The tree is found in Japan,[6] and it has also been introduced to Europe and to North America, where it is found in the wild mostly in the Great Lakes Region and in the Northeastern United States.[8][9]
Uses
The species is used as ornament for its flowers and fruit. The fruits are edible and are eaten fresh or dried. It is one of the tallest and most resistant to cold and pest[10] species of its genus, and is thus used for experimental breeding and grafting of other crabapples and domesticated apples.[11][12] In particular, it is a common genetic source for M.pumila and M.asiatica in northern and north-eastern China.[4][7]M.baccata var. mandshurica is used for bonsai.[13]
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