Hewe's Crab

Malus 'Hewe's Crab'
Cultivar 'Hewe's Crab'
Origin Virginia, United States, pre 1755

The 'Hewe's Crab', also called 'Virginia Crab', 'Hughes's Crab' and 'Red Hughes', is a small-sized apple that was popular for cider making in the southern US in the 18th and 19th centuries and was grown at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson.[1]

See also

References

  1. Hatch, Peter J. (1998). The Fruits and Fruit Trees of Monticello. United States: University of Virginia. pp. 74–75. ISBN 0-8139-1746-8.

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