Large Siberian Crab
Crab Apple
Large Siberian Crab
Origin/History: Not described in source.
Tree: Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: About one inch long and a little more in diameter.
Form: Compressed towards the eye, roundish towards the stem.
Stem: One and a half inches long, slender, almost right, covered with asperities towards the upper part. Inserted within a narrow and deep cavity.
Calyx (Eye): Small, closed, positioned outside of the surface, inserted upon some small wrinkles reunited together.
Skin/Color: Rose violet on the sunny side, covered with a white bloom; green on the shaded side.
Flesh/Flavor: Not described in source.
Core/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.
Source: B. Desportes, The Horticulturist (1856)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1891) from Missouri
- Missouri Nursery Co. , Louisiana , Missouri — 1891
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— B. Desportes, The Horticulturist (1856)No. 2. Large Siberian Crab—Baccata macro-carpa. Fruit, about one inch long and a little more in diameter, compressed towards the eye, roundish towards the stem; this is one and a half inches long, slender, almost right, covered with asperities towards the upper part. It is inserted within a narrow and deep cavity; eye small, closed outside of the surface, inserted upon some small wrinkles reunited together; color, rose violet on the sunny side, covered with a white bloom, and green on the shaded side.