There was/is a variety called 'Hibernal Crab' that
sounds like what you describe - it was commonly (OK, occasionally) used as a
rootstock - I think it was suppose to be hardy -
large leaved and rather dense as a tree is how I
recall it - clusters of large green fruit that most people would consider
unedible -
this harkens back to discussions I've had on this
listserve and elsewhere asking 'What is a crabapple? - some people say any small
apple is a crabapple - others say that varieties that are astringent enough can
be considered crabapples -
if a bonafide horticultural authority has ruled, I
haven't seen it -
D
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Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 8:27
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Subject: [NAFEX] Q on crabapple
Hi
We have a crab apple that is finally bearing fruit ; more
precisely, had one apple on it. It was huge- about 4.5 inches in
diameter, solid green, and fell off the tree unripe (or maybe was pushed off
the tree by squirrels). Anyway, my question is- do crabapples produce
apples that are that large? We got it 6 yrs ago as a whip so it might
have gotten misslabeled.
What can I expect from it? more large apples - even larger ones? The
taste was woody and astringent since it was still
solid green..
thanks, Dianne Stephany, zone 5, Rochester, NY
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