USDA-NPGS
Red Siberian
Malus ×robusta (Carrière) Rehder
Crab
Measured Phenotype
- Brix
- 19.6 °Bx
source: GRIN
Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.
Red Siberian is a small, decidedly ornamental crab apple of French origin. The fruit is pale yellow striped and blushed with lively red, borne in clusters on a long slender stem. With subacid, astringent flesh, it is good for culinary uses and ripens in September and October.
Flavor & Texture
subacidtartfirm
Best Uses
cookingsauce
Origin & History
subacidastringent
References
- USDA-NPGS
- PI 215543