Malus baccata domesticated apples as well. In particular, it is a common genetic source for "M. pumila" and "M. asiatica" in northern and north-eastern China. "M. baccata" var. "mandshurica" is used for bonsai. 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 coronaria fruit clings to the branches on clustered stems long after the leaves have fallen. "Malus coronaria" var. "coronaria"<br> "Malus coronaria" var. "dasycalyx" Pehr Kalm, who was one of the twelve men whom Linnaeus called his apostles and sent forth to explore the vegetable world, wrote from America: Malus coronaria Malus coronaria, also known by the names sweet crabapple or garland crab, is a North American species of "Malus" (crabapple). It grows primarily in the Great Lakes Region and in the Ohio Valley, with outlying populations as far away as Alabama, eastern Kansas, Long Island, and Ontario. "Malus coronaria" often is