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Gardening skill
- Average
Picking season
- Late
Pollination group
- 3
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Uses
- Culinary
Uses
- Hard cider
Uses
- Juice
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- Crab apple trees
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Crab-apples
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Cedar apple rust
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Mildew
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Climate
Cold hardiness (USDA)
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(3) -40F / -40C
(4) -30F / -34C
(5) -20F / -29C
(6) -10F / -23C
(7) 0F / -18C
(8) 10F / -12C
(9) 20F / -7C
(10) 30F / -1C
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1600 - 1649
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Varieties list
Crab apple tree
Hewe's Virginia
Also known as Virginia Crab, Hewe's Crab is considered one of the best varieties for cider.
$33.25
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Picking season: Late
Uses: Culinary
Uses: Juice
Uses: Hard cider
Gardening skill: Average
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Pollination group: 3