Cool Creek Seedlings
Siberian Crabapple (Malus baccata)
Description
Latin: Malus baccata
Other common names:
Mature Height: 25 ft
Soil / Climate:
Notes: White flower. Fruit is red, 3/8 inch in diameter, bears annually, and is persistant through winter
Wildlife: The fruit is a favorite food of the ruffed grouse, pheasant, woodpecker. Countless other birds rely upon the fruit, seed, buds, nectar, and flowers for food. Deer are drawn to crabapple trees for the fruit and to browse any new growth.