Malus 'Hewe's Crab' | |
Genus: | Malus |
Cultivar: | 'Hewe's Crab' |
Origin: | Virginia, United States, pre 1755 |
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 United States in the 18th and 19th centuries and was grown at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson.[1]