Waugh's Crab
Crab AppleWaugh's Crab
Origin/History
Claimed to have originated in Culpepper County, Virginia. Valued mainly for cider and long keeping.
Tree
Thrifty and very productive.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Roundish conic truncated.
Stem: Stalk long and slender.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Set in an abrupt basin.
Basin: Abrupt.
Skin: Shaded with light red, splashed and striped with deep red on the sun-exposed side.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh whitish, very firm, moderately juicy, sweet subacid. Quality: Good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
February to April.
Uses
Cider and long keeping.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) records this variety in tabular form, confirming small size, roundish form, red-striped color, Good quality, cider use, and winter season. The entry assigns it to Commercial Division 3* and Standard Division 3. The abbreviated table row is reproduced below for reference:
Waugh's Crab. Size: S; Form: re; Color: rs; Quality: G; Use: C; Season: W; C. Div.: 3*; S. Div.: 3.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Waugh's Crab. Claimed to have originated in Culpepper Co., Va. Tree thrifty, very productive, valued mainly for cider and long keeping. Fruit small, roundish conic truncated, shaded with light red, splashed and striped with deep red in the sun. Stalk long, slender. Calyx in an abrupt basin. Flesh whitish, very firm, moderately juicy, sweet subacid. Good. February to April.
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Waugh's Crab. Size: S; Form: re; Color: rs; Quality: G; Use: C; Season: W; C. Div.: 3*; S. Div.: 3.