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Geneva Crab
type: Culinary, Cider, Jelly, Ornamental
synonyms: Geneva Crab, Geneva Red
summary: This multipurpose, red-fleshed apple adds sharpness to cider, produces excellent apple jelly and its large, pink blossoms are spectacular.
identification: Small to medium size. Long conic. Solid red wash.
characteristics: The flesh is bright red under the skin and around a white core. Somewhat juicy, sweet and very tart with a rhubarb flavour.
uses: Cooking and ornamental, also used to add colour and sharpness to cider.
origins: Developed from an open-pollinated seedling of RF: Niedzwetzkyana's Apple in the 1930s at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) in collaboration with Isabella Preston of the New York State Agricultural Research Station. A seedling of Niedzweckyana.
cultivation: Very vigorous.
cold storage: Keeps about a month in cold storage.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab. Susceptible to fire blight.
harvest: Ready for harvest starting at the end of the third period. Fruit clings to branches beyond maturity.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Diploid. Does not produces fertile pollen for itself or other apple trees.
harvest period: 3
flowers: Large, bright pink
foliage: Mahogany red
leaves: red
fruit: Very sharp.
hardiness: 4
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