Crab Apple Platter. Ref: IWT.057

Description

One of Ireland’s native trees, crab apple has been deliberately grown around old farmsteads and can be found in hedgerows all over Ireland. Its apples have often been used to make crab apple jelly. It is a relatively small tree and produces timber with beautiful colours, sometimes with striking tonal differences between the sap and heart wood. Turning it is a very fragrant experience as the sap has a beautiful apple scent. This example comes from a farm in Burt, Co. Donegal