Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
Butterball crab-apple identification images
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USDA identification images for Butterball
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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Tree register
United Kingdom
- David Robinson in Whitley Bay, TYNE AND WEAR
- Richard Borrie in York, YORKSHIRE
Spring blossom records for this variety
2015 season
- 10th May 2015 - tree owned by Richard in York, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Malus species - Crab-apple
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Yellow
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Under-rated
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flower size: Medium
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Culinary
- Wildlife: Attractive to birds
- Food uses (ornamental plants): Jam / Jelly
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Good
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Attractive features: Scented flowers
- Soil type: Clay
- Pruning: Light prune
- Useful for: Patio containers
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H6 (to -20C)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Butterball crab-apple trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Butterball crab-apple trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Butterball crab-apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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