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'The Crab Apple
The wild Crab Apple is the ancestor of all apples. It is a native tree of Britain, and is common in woods and hedgerows everywhere except the north of Scotland. It seldom grows to a greater height than thirty feet. The shape of the Crab Apple varies a great deal, but the branches are usually spreading and slightly drooping, and the twigs are spiny. The rose-pink, sometimes pinkish-white flowers appear just before the leaves in April and look very lovely as they are borne in clusters on short shoots. The apples ripen in October. They are small and may be either yellow or red. Whichever colour they are, they are much too bitter to eat, but can be made into excellent jelly.'
The Ladybird Book of Trees, 1963, page 37
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