crabapple
Noun
Meaning
small sour apple; suitable for preserving
any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms
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crabapples make a tangy jelly
Crabapple jelly is a favorite condiment of the region.
A met up and did some shopping, and these caught our eye -- mine especially because we used to have crabapple trees when I was little, and because the color heralds the imminent return of fall.
Her name was Mao Meitang, “beautiful crabapple flower” in Chinese.
My ribier grape vine has twined its way into my crabapple tree and I now have a "grape tree" with succulent bunches hanging from branches.
I have crabapple trees in my garden and I am told that these are pollinators for my other varieties.