Northfield Beauty Crab
Crab AppleNorthfield Beauty Crab
Origin/History
Raised by Leonard D. Cady, Northfield, Vermont, from seed of yellow Siberian Crab. Originated in Vermont.
Tree
Vigorous and hardy, forming a compact, symmetrical head. Promises to be valuable in cold localities.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; roundish oblate.
Skin: Smooth, whitish, shaded with light red, rather obscurely striped and splashed with two shades of rich red and a few light dots.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Medium.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Rather small, slightly corrugated.
Flesh and Flavor: White, half fine, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid.
Core/Seeds: Small.
Season
September through December (maturity September; stores through December).
Uses
Described as a handsome apple of good size and good quality, particularly suited to cold localities.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
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 1 catalog (1904) from Illinois
- Phoenix Nursery Company (W. E. Rossney , President; Sidney Tuttle, Vice-President), Bloomington , Illinois — 1904
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Northfield Beauty Crab.
Raised by Leonard D. Cady, Northfield, Vermont, from seed of yellow Siberian Crab; tree vigorous, hardy, forming a compact symmetrical head; a handsome apple of good size, good quality, and promises to be valuable in cold localities.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate; skin smooth, whitish, shaded with light red, rather obscurely striped and splashed with two shades of rich red and a few light dots; stalk short; cavity medium; calyx closed; basin rather small, slightly corrugated; flesh white, half fine, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid; core small. September, December.