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Specialist fruit trees for your orchard or back-yard

Fruit tree comparisons

	Crab apple tree Wickson Crab	Cider apple tree Kingston Black	Apple tree Enterprise
	Wickson crab is a popular crab apple variety which is also useful in cider blends.	Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.	Enterprise is a modern American disease-resistant apple, good for eating fresh and cooking.
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Growing

	Crab apple tree Wickson Crab	Cider apple tree Kingston Black	Apple tree Enterprise
Gardening skill	Average	Experienced	Beginner
Self-fertility	Not self-fertile	Not self-fertile	Not self-fertile
Pollination group	2	4	4
Pollinating others	Good	Average	Average

Using

	Crab apple tree Wickson Crab	Cider apple tree Kingston Black	Apple tree Enterprise
Picking season	Late	Very late	Very late
Uses	Juice Hard cider	Hard cider	Eating fresh Culinary
Keeping (of fruit)	2-3 weeks	2-3 weeks	3 months or more

Disease resistance

	Crab apple tree Wickson Crab	Cider apple tree Kingston Black	Apple tree Enterprise
General resistance		Poor	Good
Fireblight			Very resistant
Canker		Some susceptibility
Scab	Some susceptibility	Some susceptibility	Very resistant
Cedar apple rust	Some susceptibility	Some susceptibility	Some resistance
Mildew			Some resistance

Climate

	Crab apple tree Wickson Crab	Cider apple tree Kingston Black	Apple tree Enterprise
Cold hardiness (USDA)	Zone 3 (-40C)	Zone 5 (-29C)	Zone 4 (-34C)
Summer maximum temperatures	Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F) Warm (25-30C / 76-85F) Hot (>30C / 86F)	Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)	Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F) Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)

Identification

	Crab apple tree Wickson Crab	Cider apple tree Kingston Black	Apple tree Enterprise
Country of origin		United Kingdom	United States
Period of origin		1850 - 1899	1950 - 1999
Fruit color	Orange / Red	Crimson	Crimson

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