Virginia
Crab AppleVirginia
Origin and History
Found approximately forty years before 1914 (circa 1874), mixed among trees of the old Hewes Virginia by N. K. Fluke, Davenport, Iowa. In Iowa and Wisconsin, the Virginia has been found very hardy and desirable as a stock for top-grafting, owing to its wide-spreading top and vigorous growth.
Tree
Hardy with vigorous growth and wide-spreading top. Particularly valued for use as a rootstock for top-grafting.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; roundish, flattened, regular.
Surface: Yellow, thinly covered with red; sometimes nearly solid red.
Cavity: Obtuse, regular, slightly russeted.
Stem: Long.
Basin: Nearly or quite flat; corrugated and wrinkled.
Calyx: Closed.
Flesh: Juicy, acid; good for culinary use.
Season
September to November.
Uses
Culinary use. Valued as a rootstock for top-grafting due to hardiness and growth characteristics.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Virginia. — Found about forty years ago mixed among trees of the old Hewes Virginia by N. K. Fluke, Davenport, Iowa. In Iowa and Wisconsin the Virginia has been found very hardy and desirable as a stock for top-grafting owing to its wide-spreading top and vigorous growth.
Fruit medium, roundish, flattened, regular; surface yellow, thinly covered with red, sometimes nearly solid red; cavity obtuse, regular, slightly russeted; stem long; basin nearly or quite flat, corrugated and wrinkled; calyx closed; flesh juicy, acid, good for culinary use. September, November.