Malus domestica 'Geneva Crab'
Geneva Crab is a large-fruited crab-apple with a dark crimson skin and marbled pink flesh. It is primarily grown for its sharp-flavored juice, which imparts an attractive rose pink color to cider blends.
The leaves have a prominent bronze tint (anthocynanin pigmentation), and the blossom is a dark crimson color.
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Like many of red-flowered crab-apples, Geneva Crab is a poor pollinator of other apple varieties. It is however more disease-resistant and hardier than many of the red-fleshed crab-apples.
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Geneva Crab was developed at Ottawa in the 1930s in collaboration with the New York Agriculture Experiment Station at Geneva, New York.
This variety description was researched and written by Orange Pippin staff. Last checked: 2024.