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Varieties
2 varieties
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Picking season
- Early
Pollination group
- 3
Self-fertility
- Partially self-fertile
Category
- Crab apple trees
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Categories
Crab-apples
2
Pears
1
Cherries
1
Tart cheries
1
Plums
1
Stock availability
All
2
In stock
2
Not in stock
0
Rootstocks
Semi-dwarf
2
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Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
Average
2
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
2
Not self-fertile
Pollination group
?
1
2
3
2
4
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
Poor
1
Ploidy
?
Diploid
1
Triploid
Universal pollinator
?
Yes
No
Bearing regularity
?
Regular
Biennial tendency
1
Fruit bearing
?
Spur-bearer
2
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
2
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
1
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
Late
Very late
Uses
Eating fresh
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
1
Drying
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
2
1-2 months
3 months or more
Flavor style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
Sharper
Sweeter
Aromatic
Vinous
Aniseed
Pear drop
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
1
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Disease resistance
General resistance
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Good
1
Average
1
Poor
Fireblight
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Canker
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
Cedar apple rust
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Mildew
?
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Black knot
Very resistant
Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
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(3) -40F / -40C
(4) -30F / -34C
1
(5) -20F / -29C
(6) -10F / -23C
(7) 0F / -18C
(8) 10F / -12C
(9) 20F / -7C
(10) 30F / -1C
Summer maximum temperatures
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Cold (< 20C / 67F)
1
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
2
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
2
Hot (>30C / 86F)
Chill requirement
?
Low-chill
High-chill
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
1
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Hungary
Israel
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
1
Period of origin
1500 - 1549
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
2
1950 - 1999
2000
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
1
Pink / Red
1
Dark red
Fruit color
Black
Blue - dark
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
2
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
Fruit size
Small
Average
1
Large
Very large
Variable
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
Clingstone
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Varieties list
Crab apple tree
Geneva Crab
A large-fruited red-fleshed crab apple, useful for cider blends.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Crab apple tree
Northland Crab
Northland Crab is a cold-hardy crab apple, ideal for crab-apple jelly.
Picking season: Early
Pollination group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile