Wild Siberian Crabapple Seeds - Ornamental Fruit - (Malus baccata) - Hardiness Zone 3 - 50+ Seeds

Seed from an interestinflg small fruited Siberian crabapple, an ormental or
wild type of fruit. The small pin cherry sized fruit are unique with many seeds and lack much of a hull in the core, also very tasty. The last photo compares the small fruit on the right next to other Siberian crabs we collected this fall. Open pollinated with other Siberian crabs around so the seedlings will have variation with many being similar, a percentage will have the same fruit.

Malus baccata (Siberian Crabapple) is possibly the most cold hardy species of apple tree available. First brought into Canada from Siberia in the late 1800s by Niels E. Hansen. Dolgo crab was a one of the Malus bacatta seedling he selected over 100 years ago.

They're a full size apple tree with an average growth of 1-2 feet per year. Excellent root stock for the prairies, you can grow them out as a cold hardy "frame" tree and graft your favourite varieties onto the branches, or makes an excellent decorative yard tree with a display of spring flowers. Excellent for wildlife.

Package Contains: 50+ Seeds
Hardiness Zone: 2-3
Seed Source: Manitoba
Stratification Required: 1-2 months
Planting instructions: Fall plant into prepared seed beds, or cold stratify in a refrigerator and plant into seedbeds or pots in the spring. Sow 1/4" deep and cover with mulch.