Chicago
Crab Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Chicago
Origin/History
Origin near Marengo, Illinois.
Fruit
- Form: Similar to Coral in general appearance, a little longer or more completely oblong.
- Flesh and Flavor: Not as deep colored as Coral, but quite crisp, sprightly subacid. By many would be preferred to Coral, although not as rich.
- Size: Not described in source.
- Stem: Not described in source.
- Cavity: Not described in source.
- Calyx: Not described in source.
- Basin: Not described in source.
- Skin: Not described in source.
- Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to March.
Tree
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Chicago.
Origin near Marengo, Ill.
Fruit similar to Coral in general appearance — a little longer or more completely oblong. Flesh not as deep colored as Coral, but quite crisp, sprightly subacid, and by many would be preferred to Coral, although it is not as rich. December to March.