Rosaceae
Siberian crab apple
Malus baccata
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Malus
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Common names
By language (11)
- Belarusian
- Ягадная яблыня
- Chinese
- 山定子, 山荆子, 林檎根, 林荆子, 山丁子
- Czech
- Jabloň drobnoplodá
- Danish
- Paradis-Æble
- Dutch
- Kersappel
- English
- Siberian crab apple, Siberian crabapple, Flowering crabapple
- Finnish
- Marjaomenapuu
- French
- Pommier de Sibérie, Pommier sibérien, Pommier à baies, Pommetier de Sibérie colonnaire, Pommier microcarpe de Sibérie
- Latvian
- Ogu ābele
- Polish
- Jabłoń syberyjska
- Spanish
- Manzano silvestre de Siberia
Synonyms
- Malus baccata f. baccata
- Malus baccata f. genuina (Regel) Nakai
- Malus microcarpa unranked baccata (L.) Carrière
- Pyrus baccata L.
- Pyrus baccata var. genuina Regel
- Sinomalus baccata (L.) Rushforth
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 68 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sergey Basalaev, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: iljar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Roman A. Lagazyuk (Роман А. Лагазюк), CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Алексей Ябс, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sten at Danish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vladimir Atachkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Виктория Билоус, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vladimir Atachkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.