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Geneva Crab crab-apple

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Geneva Crab is a medium-sized, dark red crabapple with red flesh and a very tart flavor that is popular for use in cider/juice.  An early season variety, the fruit will stay on the tree throughout the season.

USDA identification images for Geneva Crab

The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.

    Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.

    Visitor reviews

    • 31 Aug 2023 
      when is the best time to pick Geneva Crab-apples for jelly making?
    • 29 Sep 2011  MI./ GENESEE, United States
      I purchased a home with a small orchard consisting of 15 apple trees in 2010, I added 45 dwarf apple trees this year, one of the old trees is a crab apple that fits your descripton of the Geneva crab apple since my knowledge of apples is very limited your statement about the size of this apple as being medium is of little value to me , my apple is one and seven eights inches in diam. or about 4. 5 centimeters

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    Origins

    • Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
    • Originates from: Ottawa, Canada
    • Introduced: 1930

    Identification

    • Country of origin: Canada
    • Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
    • Fruit colour: Red - dark
    • Flower colour: Crimson
    • Leaf colour: Bronze
    • Leaf colour - young: Light copper
    • Flesh colour: Pink / Red
    • Flower size: Large

    Using

    • Picking season: Early
    • Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Juice style: Sharp (cider)
    • Cropping: Heavy
    • Food uses: Culinary
    • Food uses: Hard cider
    • Picking month: September
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Average
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Pollinating others: Poor
    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
    • Attractive features: Attractive foliage

    Climate

    • Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
    • Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Good
    • Scab (Apple and Pear): Some resistance

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Geneva Crab crab-apple trees for sale:


    Where to buy fresh fruit

    The following orchards grow Geneva Crab:

    Canada




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