French Crab
Apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in France. It was brought to England at the end of the 1700s. Fruits have white, distinctly green tinged flesh which is very firm, coarse-textured and a little juicy and acid. It cooks well, having a strong aroma when cooking.
Synonyms:
Amiens Long Keeper, Amiens Longkeeper, Claremont, Claremont Pippin, Easter Pippin, Green Beefing, Gruner Oster, Gruner Oster Apfel, Iron King, Iron Stone Apple, Ironside, Ironsides, Ironstone, Ironstone Pippin, John Apple, Robin, Somerset Stone Pippin, Three Years Old, Tunbridge Pippin, Two Years Apple, Winter Greening, Winter Queening, Yorkshire Robin, Young's Long Keeper, Young's Long Keeping, Young's Long-Keeping
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Croft Pendarren)
Mother to:
Granny Smith
Accession name
French Crab
