Malus sylvestris –
Crab Apple

Commonly found in hedges and field edges. It is vigorous but compact, often producing large quantities of small bitter tasting apples in the autumn, which are good for jam. The true wild crab apple is often thorny when young and is the ancestor of all cultivated apples today. The wood is excellent for turning, carving and as firewood. Often scattered around commercial orchards to aid pollenation.