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["M Stanton" <6ducks@comcast.net>]

I second the motion for Chestnut crabapple.  If it's the one I'm thinking
of, it's at the Secrest Arboretum in Wooster, OH, as part of the crabapple
evaluation orchards.  Great sweet-tart balance.  I went back for seconds and
thirds of this one a few Septembers ago. The fruit was walnut or golf-ball
sized, great flavor, and the tree appeared to have some disease resistance. 

 If you're not familiar with their crab apple evaluations, check out the
following articles.

Edible crabs from the arboretum:
http://secrest.osu.edu/newsreleases/ediblecrabapples.asp

Crabapple disease resistance, emphasis on ornamental use:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/sc193/sc193_17.pdf

Michele Stanton