Apple - Virginia Crabapple

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Apple - Virginia Crabapple

AKA Hewes. Small fruit, 1.5”. Dark green skin covered with dull, purple-red and many large white dots. Translucent, yellow flesh with strong, musky flavor. Produces a clear dry cider which is excellent on its own and used in cider blends. Productive tree is a good pollinator. Ripens September to October. Good keeper. Zones 3-7. Exact origin date is unknown. One hundred year old Hewes crab trees were discovered in Virginia in 1817.