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Robin
type: Canning, Cider, Jelly
identification: Small, round and heavily ribbed. The skin base colour is yellow, flushed red over more than half the surface. The stem is long and slender, set in a medium deep cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish and very firm. Juicy, slightly tart and astringent. Keeps about a month in cold storage.
uses: Used for gelly, canning and cider.
origins: Ottawa experiment farm, 1919. Siberian Crab x Simbirsk Number 9. — Malus baccata x Simbrisk No. 9, Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada, introduced, 1910
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Ready for harvest early in the first period.
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Self sterile.
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