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  • From: "Volkening, Tom" <volkenin@mail.lib.msu.edu>
  • To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Crab Apples as Pollinizers
  • Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:02:43 -0500

Brian,
I work at Michigan State. When I get a chance, I will see if the trees are
still there and if I can find out any information about them.

Tom Volkening
Engineering Librarian
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-1498
Fax: 517-353-9041
Email: volkenin@msu.edu
volkenin@egr.msu.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: Raby, Brian {D204~Indianapolis} [mailto:BRIAN.RABY@ROCHE.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:54 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Crab Apples as Pollinizers


Lucky and all,

I am totally out of date in regards to crab apples as an edible fruit. You
are writing the good quality these apples have.... is that in regards of long
storage, appearance, disease free and/or taste? I remember trying a few
crabs apples along the way and it nothing to write home about.

I remember when I was at Michigan State living at Holmes Hall there were two
or three crab apple trees outlining the entranceway, and in the fall the
yellow coloring of the crab apples and the red fall color of the leaves made
it an outstanding tree to look at. Does this variety sound familiar to
anyone?

Brian
Sheridan, IN

-----Original Message-----
From: Lucky Pittman [mailto:lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 11:20 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Crab Apples as Pollinizers


Tom,
If 'edible crabs' or 'lunchbox apples' will serve the purpose of enhancing
pollenation, you might as well go with 'edible' selections, over mere
ornamentals.
From my own minimal experience, I'd strongly recommend considering
Centennial and Kerr - both have a very good quality fruit, in addition to
their potential as good pollenizers.
Chestnut crab, from what I've read, consistently wins taste comparisons,
though I've not been fortunate enough to taste one yet, as my young trees
haven't reached fruiting age yet.
I've also seen good reports, on this list, for Wickson, though I'm now
convinced that the tree I purchased as Wickson was mislabeled.
Callaway crab, though currently considered primarily as an ornamental, is,
hands-down, the favorite apple for my kids - it's a heavy producer of
large(for an ornamental) tasty red/yellow-fleshed crabapples, sometimes
approaching 1.5-2 inches in diameter. Dirr claims it has good disease
resistance in The South. I suspect they'd make good jelly, but my kids eat
all my young tree will produce - none ever make it back to the house.
Of the red-fleshed varieties that I've grown, only Winter Red Flesh has
fruited yet. It's a pretty little tree - both in bloom and in fruit, but
the fruits - at least the ones I've been able to beat the kids & critters
to, have been quite tart & somewhat astringent, though they probably
weren't fully ripe when picked.


Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY

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