Crab Apples. Season 3 Episode 303 | 26m 16s Video has Closed Captions | CC. While hiking in the woods, Les stumbled upon an old homestead and some crab apple trees. Aired 06/01/2024 | Expires 06 ...

Did you know when European colonists arrived in North America they found only wild crab apple trees? Fact is that crab apple is the only variety native to these parts. 50% OFF local news!

A blend of seemingly wild and cultivated, these apples range from old-stock Snow apples – originating from a 300-year-old varietal known in Quebec as Fameuse – to long-stemmed crab apples.

Crab apples are not highly regarded by many outdoor foragers. Perhaps it is the name which makes them sound less than appetising. All Sections. News you can trust since 1754. Sign In.

Nowhere was found to have entirely wild trees, but researchers discovered that in areas where ancient woodland is more common, up to nine in 10 crab apple trees are pure.

Experts studying wild species along the verges of the A9 and M9 in Scotland were surprised to find that many trees were non-native - and had sprouted from the seeds of supermarket apples.