Siberian Crab apple {Malus baccata} Cold Hardy | Showy Blooms | Edible | Bonsai Favorite | Deciduous 15 seeds Free US Shipping

The tree produces white-pink, non-hairy (glabrous) flowers in spring 

along glabrous branches. With a pleasing, rounded crown, abundant 

flowers and small, edible fruits, forming dense clusters and resembling 

cherries from a distance, this crabapple has been introduced widely as 

an ornamental tree. It can also be used for bonsai.* An extremely hardy 

apple with very fragrant white flowers, dark red or yellow fruits, 3/8" 

(but variable), persisting into winter, of full rounded habit, formerly 

much used in hybridizing to improve hardiness. 

These seeds may need a further period of stratification to break their 

dormancy. Soak for 24 hours then place them in a sealed freezer bag in 

the fridge keeping them moist for a week or two. The seeds can then be 

sown and should germinate normally in a safe, bright, cold place outdoors, 

but can take up to 6 months or even longer so do not discard the seed pot. 

Alternatively sow the seed in a moist seed tray and leave outside over 

the winter to allow for natural stratification to occur.

* The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. Fruit from the typical species 

is about 1cm in diameter, though there are sub-species and cultivated 

forms with considerably larger fruits. A sour taste, but the fruit is 

palatable. It is often dried for winter use and also makes an excellent 

jelly. .

* For wildlife, Siberian crabapple provides high quality cover, roosting, 

loafing and nesting sites for birds, in addition to excellent browse 

for rabbits, whitetail and mule deer.

* Flowers are a source pollen and nectar for bees and other insects.

* Narrow or wide street tree lawns/pits, parks, yards.