Description

• The crab apple tree comes in at least 1000 different cultivars, according to the Colorado State University Extension website. The trees grow throughout the United States and produce crab apples after blossoming during the spring. The fruit usually measures 2 inches across or less and can be a variety of different colors. The fruit may fall off the tree during fall, but some trees do not drop their fruit until winter.
  
  

Taste and Nutrition

• Crab apple fruits have a sour or bitter taste and are high in fiber and vitamin C. The website Produce Oasis states that a medium-sized crab apple has about 80 calories, as well as 22 grams of carbohydrates.
  
  

Uses

• Smaller crab apples are usually used for juicing because of the color and flavor produced. Larger crab apples tend to be used for making jams and jellies.