Crabapple (Fall 2011) - grown for flowers, fruit edible but distasteful, used mainly for making jelly. UPDATE: 9/30/12 the Blue

Crabapple (Fall 2011) - grown for flowers, fruit edible but distasteful, used mainly for making jelly. UPDATE: 9/30/12 the Blue Spruce in the background died off this summer. (see description) http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-crabapples.htm
"The place where crabapples come into their own is crabapple jelly.
The small fruits are high in pectin, a natural fruit based gelatin,
and when they are cooked with a liberal helping of sugar,
they develop a rich, flavorful, very tart ruby red jelly
which some consumers find quite delightful." - Wise Geek