California Crown variety?

[OrangePippin-Scott]

I received this email asking about an old variety called California Crown. Anybody heard of this one?


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I am the gardener at a museum in NSW, Australia and the apple tree was planted between 1886 - 1900.

I have been told the apple tree was a "California Crown" but I cannot find any information about this variety or whether it ever existed.

If you have any information it would greatly appreciated

[appledude]

Apparently it was never submitted to the collection in Geneva.

Maybe not all that popular of an apple? That is my guess.