Genus Malus | Cultivar 'Hewe's Crab' | |
Origin Virginia, United States, pre 1755 Similar Apples, Sops of Wine, Upton Pyne apple, Cornish Aromatic, Newtown Pippin | ||
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.
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