Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple, Siberian crab, Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. 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 cm diameter. "Malus baccata" is native to Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Bhutan, India and Nepal, where it is common to mixed forests on hilly slopes at elevations up to 1500 meters (5000 feet).
Malus 'Evereste' Malus 'Evereste' "Malus" PERPETU 'Evereste' is an ornamental cultivar of crabapple that has been developed by INRA in 1974 and is registered under their trademark with the name "Malus" perpetu. 'Evereste' is a small deciduous tree to a height of 7 m (22 ft), and spread of 6 m (20 ft), broadly conical in outline, with more or less lobed leaves. The 'Evereste' crabapple is an excellent tree for spring blossom, with so many flower that you can hardly see any bark beneath. Flowers are 5 cm in width, 5 cm (2 in) across, Freely born red in bud but