What type of apples...

[TomH]

...are these?

I found the tree on a walk in new-ish woodland so I assume they aren't indigenous.
Would they just fall under the Cultivated umbrella?


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[bushwacker bob]

If its a newish woodland they are likely to be a wild crab apple as they are usually included in new woodlands.

 

[Harvestman]

On the assumption that it isn't a wild crab apple (and Bushwacker Bob is probably right that it is) then you would need to see a whole apple, from top and bottom view, and possibly a leaf as well, to get a definitive answer.

Oh, and you would need an apple expert, which I'm not.

 

[santaman2000]

If its a newish woodland they are likely to be a wild crab apple as they are usually included in new woodlands.

But they're red! And way, way to big to be crabapples.

 

[Albus Culter]

But they're red! And way, way to big to be crabapples.

We have a crab apple on the road outside and they are red right now. As for size it's hard to tell from pic. But they look small if compared to leaf size on tree so I would guess crab. Is tree behind apple too? If so then would guess so as that implies planted.

I do love finding a rouge self set eating apple on a walk.

 

[Harvestman]

Where does a crab apple end and a cultivar begin? it is all a continuum, and some cultivars are smaller than crab apples anyway. Malus 'golden hornet' for example.

It is always nice to find an apple tree though.

 

[TomH]

In my limited experience they're far too big to be crab apples.

And way too palatable...

They're less acidic than a Granny Smith and a bit sweeter but crunchier than the usual Red.


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[Harvestman]

Where does a crab apple end and a cultivar begin? it is all a continuum, and some cultivars are smaller than crab apples anyway. Malus 'golden hornet' for example.

It is always nice to find an apple tree though.

 

[TomH]

Where does a crab apple end and a cultivar begin? it is all a continuum, and some cultivars are smaller than crab apples anyway. Malus 'golden hornet' for example.

I didn't know that mate.

And yes, its very nice to find an apple tree, there's two next to each other at least two more in the same wood, an its pretty secluded so I guess they're all mine

 

[santaman2000]

Where does a crab apple end and a cultivar begin? it is all a continuum, and some cultivars are smaller than crab apples anyway. Malus 'golden hornet' for example.

It is always nice to find an apple tree though.

I've never seen a truly wild crabapple bigger than my thumbnail. And never anything but green, and sour.

These are bigger and redder than anything I've seen wild: http://images.fineartamerica.com/im...can-goldfinch-and-crabapples-darlene-bell.jpg

 

[nitrambur]

If they're good eating take a cutting and graft it.

 

[Harvestman]

Hmm, I seem to have double-posted somehow...

Nitrambur has the best point though. If it is nice to eat, who cares? If not, it is still useable as a cooking apple, or even just as a source of pectin for making jams and jellies.

 

[santaman2000]

Even if you have to add pectin; crabapple jelly (or regular apple jelly) is great.

 

[Albus Culter]

Nice. Can see size better on close ups now. Do apples hybridise easily?

But result if its a sweet eating apple. Be interesting to put a few in store and see how well they keep. Great little snack apples by the looks of it. Result

 

[nitrambur]

Nice. Can see size better on close ups now. Do apples hybridise easily?

But result if its a sweet eating apple. Be interesting to put a few in store and see how well they keep. Great little snack apples by the looks of it. Result

Apples hybridise incredibly easily, in fact you can only get a true version of a variety by taking a cutting, any apple grown from seed will be a new variety.