Wickson Crabapple Rootstock/Size::Bud 118 Semi-Dwarf: 4-5 ft. bud grafts on one year older rootstock

Wickson Crabapple Rootstock/Size::Bud 118 Semi-Dwarf: 4-5 ft. bud grafts on one year older rootstockOverview Wickson Crabapple is a high sugar, high acid Malus fruit prized for intense flavor and for adding structure to cider blends. Its widely used as a booster fruit because it can raise both perceived brightness and fermentable sugars in blends, and its also valued for kitchen. Our friends at Western Cider in Missoula have brewed a killer Wickson varietal cider, and often use it in their blends to offer flavor complexity. Origin & History Wickson

Fruit Size & Texture: The apples are large

a native North American fruit species known for extreme cold tolerance

Fruit Characteristics and Ease of Growth

with a spreading habit that lends itself well to open-center training

but a little extra care may be needed in extreme conditions

In our own Montana network

especially if left to fully ripen on the tree

this will survive down to at least -50F

These shrubs are currently 3-5 ft

and provides a good source of starch (inulin)

culinary applications

It was selected from hardy native or seedling American plum populations growing in South Dakota for improved fruit quality and reliable production under severe winter conditions