'Crimson Gold' is a modern cultivar of applecrab, meaning that it is a cross between a crabapple and a domesticated apple.

Delicious for fresh eating, and also good for baking, retains its shape and texture even with high temperature.

The genuine apple holds its shape after 2 hours of boiling, while the similar Wickson Crab, also an Etter introduction, does not.

Confusion arose when a new and different apple variety from Europe called "Svatava" was introduced to the United States under the same name.

"Crimson® Gold" is a registered trademark of Brandt's Fruit Trees referring to the Svatava cultivar.