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- Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:02 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Scion Wood
- Replies: 3
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Re: Scion Wood
I've tasted them and I do believe I liked the Pink Pearl just a little bit more. You can also find some great crabapples out there with red flesh or at least deep dark red skins that will generate a nicely colored and flavored sauce or jelly. Look into Dolgo and Kerr, although there are no doubt doz...
- Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:58 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: cider from container apple trees
- Replies: 5
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Re: cider from container apple trees
Oh good -- another cider guy! I'm just getting into growing cider apples. Currently have Foxwhelp, and am now going for Kingston Black, Esopus Spitzenburg, and Ashmead's Kernel, among others, which are good for both cider and for eating. You can grow apples in containers successfully, but with only ...
- Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:44 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Introduce Yourself
- Replies: 8
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Re: Introduce Yourself
Will_D, it's good to see another craft beer and cider enthusiast on here. I'm what you call a certified beer nerd, and I've got the BJCP beer judge card and homebrewing forum pedigree to prove it! I've brewed just about every style in the book over the past 13 years. I've got some old hop plants -- ...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:28 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: What kind apple do you like to eat?
- Replies: 7
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Re: What kind apple do you like to eat?
Jazz, Jonagold, and Junami. And Honeycrisp. I also love Cortland while they are still in season.
And I was intrigued when I tasted an Arkansas Black, but they are not easy to find around here. Also Hudson's Golden Gem and Sinta. Very hard to find those, though.
And I was intrigued when I tasted an Arkansas Black, but they are not easy to find around here. Also Hudson's Golden Gem and Sinta. Very hard to find those, though.
- Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:24 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: New Topic: Which Variety To Try This Year?
- Replies: 4
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Re: New Topic: Which Variety To Try This Year?
I'm dying to taste Esopus Spitzenburg. Supposed to be one of the best ever and I've never tasted it. Also want to get my tastebuds on Grimes Golden. I'm wondering which is best in the yellow apples -- Grimes, Opal, Sinta, or something else. And I'm curious about Sweet 16. I'll have my first crop thi...
- Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:30 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Help! - I'm planting an orchard
- Replies: 11
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Re: Help! - I'm planting an orchard
It's definitely worthwhile looking at Maple Valley Orchards & Nursery for good varieties to grow in zone 5a. The owner, Tony Dembski, has a lot of experience with hundreds of varieties in zone 4b. I've been lucky enough to have tasted about 40 of them so far. Many are stinkers but a few are so g...
- Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:43 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Help! - I'm planting an orchard
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18663
Re: Help! - I'm planting an orchard
You really can't go wrong with Honeycrisp. It's the huge name in apples right now, is easy to grow in 5a, and sells for a high price. And it's so juicy, it is also ideal for making cider (sweet or hard) if you are so inclined. Two others you should look into: SweeTango. This is another Honeycrisp st...
Re: Sweetango
They're good, but I still like Honeycrisp better as far as that "style" of apple goes. Still can't beat a good ripe Cortland right off the tree though IMHO. Yummy. You can't get SweeTango scions or trees yet without an expensive license. It's one of those registered trademarked patented th...
- Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:06 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Please help me identify my 27 year old apple tree.
- Replies: 4
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Re: Please help me identify my 27 year old apple tree.
Depends on where you got the apple. If it was purchased at the grocery store, the daddy lived in some unknown far-off orchard. If received from a neighbor or a local farmer's market, then you might be able to narrow it down. Every apple starts out as a blossom. Find out where your blossom came from,...
- Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:00 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Please help me identify my 27 year old apple tree.
- Replies: 4
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Re: Please help me identify my 27 year old apple tree.
Your tree is half Red Delicious, half something else. Apple trees grown from seeds are just like humans -- they have a mommy and a daddy. Your tree's mommy was a Red Delicious. The daddy was most likely some other popular apple variety from 27 years ago -- my guess would be Golden Delicious, or perh...
Re: Hello
Hello there. I am new as well, although I've been lurking for a couple of years.
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:19 am
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: Can I save this dwarf honeycrisp?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12188
Re: Can I save this dwarf honeycrisp?
I have similar issues with my 5-year-old Honeycrisp tree -- it prefers to grow up really tall without wanting to bush out much. However, I have a lot more scaffold branches on my tree (albeit fairly short ones), and I think that is because I prune the top off the tree each year, a.k.a., heading back...
- Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:01 pm
- Forum: Archives
- Topic: id this, please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9676
Re: id this, please
Looks like a Cox or a Kidd's Orange Red. I've also seen some Fuji recently with the same sort of alligator striping on them, but I don't know if they'd grow very well in anything other than near-tropics.