Foxley Crab
Crab AppleFoxley Crab
Origin / History
Raised by Thomas Andrew Knight, England, from seed of the Cherry Crab. Described by A.J. Downing in The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Tree hardy. Fruit produced in clusters.
Fruit
Size: Fruit medium.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Stem: Stalk long.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Golden yellow.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, subacid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Not described in source.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Foxley Crab.
Raised by Thomas Andrew Knight, England, from seed of the Cherry Crab. Tree hardy. Fruit produced in clusters.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, golden yellow. Stalk long. Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, subacid.