Apple varieties, United Kingdom
Minshull Crab
The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it1:
Originated in Minshull, Cheshire, England. The original tree was growing in 1777. Fruits have firm, crisp, white flesh with a very acid and bitter flavour.
Sources
- Minshull Crab (accession 1945 - 032), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october); the other names.
