Crabapple. Malus baccata mandschurica. 



This crabapple is common in the hills of Manchuria and 

 Eastern Siberia where the thermometer often drops to -45 

 Fahr . It is remarkably hardy, drouth-resistant and of 

 vigorous growth. The fruits are very small, of sharp sour 

 taste and borne in great masses. The plant often attains 

 the size of a bush only but in favorable localities it 

 grows into a tree 20 to 25 feet tall. The fruits are used 

 as preserves by the inhabitants of Eastern Siberia. Of 

 value as a hardy stock for apples, as an ornamental, and 

 as a fruit tree for the Upper Mississippi Valley regions. 

 Photographed by R L. Beagles, Chico, Calif., July 24, 

 1915. No. 546. 



