Similar species: Page is under construction. Please see link below for general information on the genus Malus.

Flowering: late April to late May

Habitat and ecology: Introduced from Japan, this species has escaped from cultivation into disturbed areas and is becoming fairly common.

Occurence in the Chicago region: non-native

Etymology: Malus is the classic name for apple. Sieboldii was named after Franz Philipp von Siebold, a 19th century German physician that is well known for his studies of the flora and fauna of Japan.

Author: The Morton Arboretum

From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam

Wilhelm and Rericha (2017) in "Flora of the Chicago Region" lump this taxon and others under the name Malus toringo (Siebold) de Vriese.