Kerr Crab Apple (Sold by the pound)
The Kerr Crabapple Tree is a unique cross of Dolgo crabapple and Haralson apple which bears small, flavorful, crisp and juicy, dark red fruit. The attractive crimson-pink fruits are small by apple standards, but relatively large for a crab-apple. The skin is crimson and later maroon, and covered with a medium bluish bloom. They are extremely juicy, and have a good rich sweet-tart balance, which makes an excellent base for hard cider blending. The flesh is yellow and tinged with red, very firm, very crisp, very juicy, somewhat tart but very sweet. The fruit is medium size, 4.5 cm (1 3/4″) in diameter, oblong oblate, log stemmed, and matures in late September to early October. Works very well in cider blends, contributing lots of acid as well as some astringency. It has excellent storage capability for up to 27 weeks.