Medium size, pale yellow fruit splashed and striped with red. Ripens to all-over scarlet for fresh eating; used weeks earlier for pies, sauces and preserves. Refreshing, crisp, very juicy, white flesh with pink veins. Sprightly, vinous, distinctive flavor with hint of strawberry. Keeps into December. Fine quality. Small, compact tree bears young and heavily; tends to be biennial. Blooms profusely over a long period; excellent pollenizer. Favorite for home orchards. Resistant to scab, fire blight, and cedar-apple rust. Hardy into Zone 2. Seedling of Cherry Crab planted in Minnesota about 1860. Ripens September in Truchas.

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