Taking down those limbs resulted in an early harvest of crab apples, as you can see in this picture.
I am going to save the larger ones as ammunition for a potato gun. The smaller ones will become crab apple vinegar. I have promised to do this in the past, but this year I really mean it. I need it to kill the poison ivy so we no longer have to deal with the itching and scratching associated cleaning up the landscaping around the property.
Wish me luck!