Bastian Orange Crab
An orange-fleshed crab-apple, considered to have a good sweet sharp flavor.
USDA identification images for Bastian Orange 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.
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 2000
- Fruit colour: Orange
- Fruit colour: Orange flush
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf colour - autumn: Green
- Fruit size: Small
- Fruit shape: Round
- Flesh colour: Orange
Using
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
Growing
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average