Stats

Lifespan

30-50 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Northern Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

The Siberian crabapple, Malus baccata, is a flowering tree native to many parts of Asia that bears fragrant white flowers and edible red to yellow fruit. This tree is commonly grown as an ornamental tree and for rootstock, and it is also used for bonsai.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Genus

Malus

Species

Malus baccata