Backfat Crab is Porkbelly crab's twin but in red! Backfat crab is a prolific annually bearing, disease resistant crabapple with a November drop time in Central Maine. Backfat crab is growing very well in SE Pennsylvania with an expected drop time in October into November. Fruit easily falls from tree when ripe. Extended bloom time makes for a great pollinator tree Backfat Crab October to November drop in SE PA (Nov. drop in New England region) disease resistant vigorous heavy bearing Zone 4 hardy flavor profile is like a shot of pineapple this is a grafted tree onto full standard seedling rootstock *This is a grafted tree on full standard seedling apple rootstock, chosen specifically to grow the tree as fast and large as possible. If there was a more vigorous rootstock out there, I would use it.
