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Ann, 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 From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of anne bianca
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