General Grant
Crab Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
General Grant
Origin/History Not described in source.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large for a crab apple.
Form: Round, oblate.
Stem: Slender.
Cavity: Open, moderately deep.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Broad, not deep, but conspicuously furrowed.
Skin: Warm yellow ground with broken stripes of dark; on the sun-exposed side, entirely red and very dark, almost black red; a few minute light dots.
Flesh and Flavor: White, moderately fine-grained, not juicy, very mild subacid.
Core: Large for the size of the fruit.
Season Late Autumn.
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
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 12 catalogs (1894–1920) from Alabama, England, Illinois, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington
- The Vineland Nurseries (Kelsey & Co. , Proprietors), St. Joseph, Missouri (Office: 13th and Atchison Sts., 2 Blocks East of the Citizens St. Car Line) — 1894
- Woodburn Nurseries , Woodburn, Marion Co. , Oregon — 1894
- Alabama Nursery Co. , Huntsville , Alabama — 1900
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900
- Washington Nursery Co. , Toppenish , Washington — 1901
- Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1909
- Galbraith Nursery Co. (DeWitt Hansen , Pres.-Mgr.), Fairbury , Nebraska — 1911
- Pacific Nursery Company , Portland , Oregon — 1912
- Vineland Nurseries Company , Clarkston , Washington — 1912
- Washington Nursery Company , Toppenish , Washington — 1912
- Oregon Nursery Co. , Orenco , Oregon — 1920
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)General Grant.
Size large for a crab, round, oblate, warm yellow ground, with broken stripes of dark, becoming, on the sun-exposed side, entirely red, and very dark, almost black red, with a few minute light dots. Stalk slender. Cavity open, moderately deep. Calyx closed. Basin broad, not deep, but conspicuously furrowed. Flesh white, moderately fine-grained, not juicy, very mild subacid. Core large for size of fruit. Late Autumn.