Apple, Crab
Malus baccata
(Siberian Crabapple)
Seedling Height: 8 to 12 inches
Mature Size: 20 to 35 feet in height and 1 to 2 feet in diameter
Type: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Medium
Form: Dense, round spreading crown that can be irregular
Soil Type: Clay, loamy, occasionally wet but well drained
Light: Full sun
Foliage: Simple elliptical to ovate, 2 to 4 inches, turns yellow in the fall
Blooms: Early to mid spring
Flowers: White
Fruit: Round, red/yellow pome
Values and Uses: Vastly ornamental in the spring with small white flowers. Produces abundant ½ -inch apples. Songbirds, deer, turkey, bear and other wildlife love the fruit. Fruit production starts in 5 to 10 years.
Did You Know? Crabapples are very resistant to diseases.
