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["R. Keith Etheridge" <goatdoc@ctitech.com>]

This answer a long time question. When Rocky Meadows was in business I 
noticed one year a variety was listed as a crab  and as a regular apple the 
next.
A native Iowa crab is on my property and when I grafted a commercial variety 
the top out grew the crab and eventually fell over.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lee Reich
Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 11:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [nafex] Crab apple disease resistance

By definition, a "crab apple" is any variety bearing small fruit, less than 
2-1/4" diameter. "Crab" says nothing of the species or flavor.

Lee Reich, PhD
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On Apr 8, 2014, at 10:50 AM, Dr. Lucky Pittman wrote:

> I'm not so sure the sugar content idea is salient, Sherwin.
> I don't have a brix-ometer, but Centennial and Jim Bastian's Orange Crab 
> are
> two of the sweetest apples I grow.  Both crabs, and minimal insect damage,
> compared to most larger apples.
>
> Lucky
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of sherwin
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 7:09 PM
> To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Crab apple disease resistance
>
> Why so few crab apples have curculio, apple maggot or coddling moth? I 
> don't
> know. But we do observe it.
>
> Richard,
>
> I would think that the usually tougher skin of the crab apples and their
> lower sugar content would play a big role in their not attracting these
> pests.
>
>                    Sherwin Dubren
>                   Morton Grove, IL
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