In article , Wolf K
writes
On 2013-10-17 10:17 AM, andrew fox wrote:
a small tree with loads of fruit it tends to bring the branches
down, rather apple like leaves i suspect?

Crabapple, ie, the fruit of a tree grown from apple seed. To find out if
it makes good jelly or jam, experiment. Some crabapples make very good
preserves, some don't. The uncooked taste is not a good guide. IMO, any
apple preserve can be improved by adding a little cinnamon and/or lemon
or other citrus. Apples also play well with rhubarb, strawberries, etc.

Apple seeds do not breed true. A tree grown from any apple seed will be
a surprise. Most will be more or less inedible, but some will be good
enough for preserves, and some will be excellent for eating, such as the
varieties we now have. These are all grafts onto wild apple rootstock.
Ie, they're clones.


The very small fruit suggest it's an ornamental apple planted for its
flowers. I once made separate batches of crabapple jelly from the
fruits of half a dozen widely-grown flowering Malus: all tasted good and
the ones with red fruit made particularly pretty jelly.
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Sue ]