I agree
that the Chestnut crab was excellent. Another good crab is Wickson
that grows well in northern California. Has anyone else tried it?
I bought and planted a Wickson from Bear Creek, back in 95 or 96.
I'm thinking it must have been mislabeled.
Has produced maybe a handful of fruits over the past two seasons, more
reminiscent of Lodi than a good edible crab, though perhaps not so large
as Lodi, especially for a relatively large semidwarf tree with only 5 or
6 fruits on it. Early ripening , rather flavorless and mealy.
Makes me think it's probably NOT Wickson. Fireblight hit it hard
this year - some blossom infection, and a second wave infecting and
killing most, if not all the grafts of red-fleshed varieties I worked
onto it.
Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY