Malus baccata

(Linnaeus) Borkhausen

Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 2: 1280. 1803.

Common names: Siberian crabapple pommier de Sibérie
Introduced
Basionym: Pyrus baccata Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 344. 1767
Synonyms: Undefined mant. Pl. 1: 75. 1767
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 477. Mentioned on page 472, 473, 478, 479.

Trees, 100–140 dm. Stems to 30 cm diam.; bark dark gray with platelike scales; young branches reddish orange and glabrous, becoming reddish-brown; flowering shoots becoming spurs, 3–10 (–25) mm. Buds reddish-brown, ovoid, 3–4 mm, scale margins tomentose. Leaves convolute in bud; isomorphic; stipules deciduous or persistent on vigorous shoot leaves, lanceolate, sometimes filiform, 3 mm, apex acuminate; petiole 20–50 mm, glabrous; blade elliptic or ovate, 3–8 × 2–3.5 cm, base cuneate or rounded, margins unlobed, serrate, apex long-acuminate, sometimes caudate, surfaces glabrous or slightly puberulent when young. Panicles umbellike; peduncles absent; bracteoles absent. Pedicels 15–40 mm, glabrous. Flowers not fragrant, 30–35 mm diam.; hypanthium constricted distal to ovaries, glabrous; sepals lanceolate, 5–7 mm, longer than tube, apex acuminate, abaxial surface glabrous, adaxial tomentose; petals white, obovate, 20–30 mm, claws 1–2 mm, margins entire, apex obtuse-rounded; stamens 15–20, 7–9 mm, anthers yellow before dehiscence; styles (4 or) 5, basally connate to 1/2 length, 8–10 mm, longer than stamens, densely villous basally. Pomes yellow to red, subglobose, 8–10 mm diam., cores enclosed at apex; sepals deciduous; sclereids sparse surrounding core. Seeds light reddish-brown. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun; fruiting Sep–Oct.
Habitat: Roadsides, pastures, mixed woods, thickets
Elevation: 0–1500 m

Distribution

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Introduced; N.B., N.S., Ont., Conn., Ill., Ky., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., Asia, also in Europe

Discussion

Malus baccata is grown ornamentally for flowers and fruit (red or yellow) and occasionally escapes from cultivation. The species is used as a rootstock for grafting other apple cultivars and is a possible genetic source of disease resistance and cold hardiness. The species is possibly naturalized in Honduras.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"/2" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

... more about "Malus baccata"
obtuse-rounded;acuminate;caudate;long-acuminate;acuminate +
Elizabeth E. Dickson +
(Linnaeus) Borkhausen +
compound +  and simple +
opposite +  and alternate +
rounded +  and cuneate +
Pyrus baccata +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
ovate +  and elliptic +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
leathery +  and membranous +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +  and 3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (?) +
linear-lanceolate +  and ovate +
membranous +
reddish-brown +  and reddish orange +
reddish-brown +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
adnate +  and connate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Siberian crabapple +  and pommier de Sibérie +
N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Asia +  and also in Europe +
not +  and aggregated +
0–1500 m +
homogeneous +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
not fragrant +
not +  and aggregated +
not +  and aggregated +
red +, yellow +  and green +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Roadsides, pastures, mixed woods, thickets +
campanulate +
constricted +
crassinucellate +
deciduous +
entire +  and serrate +
inferior +  and superior +
biseriate +  and clustered +
collateral +  and basal +
tomentose +  and glabrous +
umbel-like +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0 (?) +  and 4 (?) +
free +  and distinct +
obovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Jun +  and fruiting Sep–Oct. +
adnate +, free +, connate +  and distinct +
yellow +  and red +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
subglobose +
Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. +
plate-like +
not arillate +
light reddish-brown +
deciduous +
free +  and distinct +
reflexed +, erect +  and wide spreading +
lanceolate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
Introduced +
free +  and distinct +
unequal +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (?) +
branched +  and simple +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
persistent +  and deciduous +
filiform;lanceolate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (?) +
membranous +
deciduous +  and persistent +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +
basal +, lateral +, subterminal +  and terminal +
elongate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Undefined mant. +
Malus baccata +
species +
tomentose +, puberulent +, villous +, glabrescent +  and glabrous +
inconspicuous +