Very interesting - the one we had must have likely been a cross also. I spent some time this morning researching a bit and the closest 'old' varities I found were 'Primate' and Newtown Pippin. The latter of course, is readily available for purchase, even in nurseries here in Arizona. I might wind up planting one someday, as our weather here limits many varities of apples.
--- On Fri, 8/6/10, Dr. Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu> wrote:
From: Dr. Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] crab apples
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Friday, August 6, 2010, 5:23 AM
My dad collected native crab selections – primarily M.angustifolia and M.coronaria, from around east-central AL – small 1-1.5” hard, green, exceedingly sour little things; they ‘ripened’(if you can call it ripening) late, and fruits often would lie on the ground through the winter, largely resistant to rotting, until all were consumed by deer, turkeys, etc. But Dad also liked to eat them, and would usually have a 5-gallon bucket of ‘em on the back porch, and would eat a half-dozen or so every day. I have one grafted here that he found, which had much larger fruit – probably in the 2+” range, as best I can recall(it’s not fruited here yet) – makes me wonder if it might have originated from a cross with some domestic apple variety.
Lucky
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The crabapple tree I grew up with did produce very sour apples, but I loved them and would collect them along with the Concord Grapes - I can certainly associate with Dr. Pittman with regard to the memories of belly aches as well!!
--- On Thu, 8/5/10, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] crab apples
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 2:23 PM
The ornamental crabs of my childhood, and those in my backyard, taste terrible. They vary a great deal (the ones I have now are all seedlings) but all are very bitter, most are dry, and none is very sweet. They do taste like apple. But I wouldn't want to make jelly out of them.
On Aug 5, 2010, at 11:28 AM, anne bianca wrote:
Speaking of childhood memories of growing up with crabapples, we had one with green fruit. I guess it was similar to a Granny Smith because the fruit was larger than two inches. When I look up crabapples, none of them seem to bear green apples. I really don't think it was a Granny Smith. It grew on Long Island, NY, so it did get pretty cold there.
Any ideas out there of what it could have been - I also believe it was grown from seed or a seedling from Mastic Beach...a native of some kind?
--- On Wed, 8/4/10, Dr. Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu> wrote:
From: Dr. Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] crab apples
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010, 11:34 AM
Dolgo is good. Centennial and Kerr - both Dolgo offspring - are good, both
for eating out of hand and making jelly - I made several pints recently from
less-than perfect fruits of Centennial & Kerr, with some of the larger
red-fleshed(Geneva, Giant Russian, Almata, Winter Red Flesh) thrown in for
additional color, as well as some from a little Dolgo-type seedling that I
never got around to topworking.
Ran out of commercial pectin, but the last batch jelled just fine without
it; probably didn't even need it to start with.
Both of these varieties are larger than the typical ornamental crab fruits -
1.5-2+ inches in diameter.
I've used 'ornamental' crabs for years. There were two huge old
rosybloom-type crabs at my childhood home that were great for crabapple
jelly - and as kids, we'd fill our pockets with those tart little morsels
and munch 'til we got a
bellyache.
Lucky Pittman
Hopkinsville, KY
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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ernest Plutko
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:56 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] crab apples
Dolgo crab is excellent. Municipal plantings are probably trees for
spring flowers. These crab apples are often bitter. Taste them to
see if they are sweet.
---- Original Message ----
From: debs913@gmail.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] crab apples
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 12:44:18 -0400
>I want to make crab apple jelly this year and was wondering if using
>apples
>picked from municipal plantings would work? Most of the apples are
>small
>_1-1/2 inch diameter.
>
>I'd like to plant a crab apple tree for jelly also...any suggestions
>of
>varieties that are particularly disease resistant and good for clay
>soils in
>SE Ohio (zone 6)
>
>Thanks!
>
>deb
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