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Hyslop Crabapple Bareroot

History: The exact origins of Hyslop are unclear but it was discovered sometime in the early 1800s around Boston by the Hyslop family who helped develop the area. This apple was popular for over a century but in recent years has fallen into obscurity. 

Why We Grow It: Although definitely not recommended for fresh eating, Hyslop crabapples have a sub-acid, astringent flavour and are great in cider blends. They are also known as being one of the best apples for jellies. The tree is quite attractive with blue tinged blossoms in the spring and brilliant red/purple fruit in the fall.

      $56.50

      Rootstock
      Size

      5 low in stock

      Fruit Traits:

      Recommended Use: Preserves, cider

      Fruit Size: Small

      Storage: Keeps until December when stored in cool, humid conditions

      Harvest: September - Mid

      Cider Class (if applicable):

      • Bittersharp

      Class: Bittersharp
      Sugar: Medium, SG 1.0477
      Acidity: High
      Tannins: High
      Taste: Astringent and sub-acid
      Recommendations: Best used in blends

      Tree Traits:

      Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

      Soil Preferance: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

      Flowering Time: Early

      Bloom Colour: White with pink-purple streaks

      Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time. Like other crabapples and applecrabs, this variety is an excellent pollinator thanks to its large number of blossoms.

      Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

      General Growth Habit: Moderately vigorous and very hardy. Spur bearing, very precocious.

      Overall Disease Resistance Rating*: Medium

      *this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

      Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

      Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

      We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

      1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

      50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

      Hyslop Crabapple

      Hyslop Crabapple Bareroot

      $56.50

      $56.50

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