[NAFEX] Red Fleshed apples

Derekcs2005 at aol.com Derekcs2005 at aol.com
Sun Jan 6 17:20:57 EST 2008


 

Hello Martha,
 
I enjoy red fleshed apples too and have grown a number of them since the  mid 
80's. I think at last count I have 33 varieties of red (pink and orange)  
fleshed apples. Can't remember if we are supposed to post web addresses or not  
but I have them listed on my orchard web site at hockinghillsorchard.com and  
click on red fleshed apples.
 
Derek Mills
 
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 1/5/2008 8:14:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
martha_davis at earthlink.net writes:

have  gotten more interested in red fleshed apples and it has been a few 
years since  I have seen much discussion on them  maybe it is is time for another 
go  round.   

Many places say that the coloring is climate  dependent. Ed said less color 
as they go south.  I assume that is  temperature based rather than day-length 
based.   A lot of them seem  to be fairly tart to sweet tart, some (many?) too 
tart for fresh eating.   Ed said that Pink Pearl and Hidden Rose were the ones 
he had experience with  that had detectable sugars.    A description of the 
Niedzwetzkyana  Crab pie got my attention.  Supposedly like cherry pie but 
whether that  was color or flavor or both I don't know. I have also heard it is 3 
inches in  diameter too large to be called crab.  I have also hear that it is 
a good  tannin source for cider.  

I have been poking around in books and  on the web. Here is something of a 
variety list which I don't have much  experience with. I have tasted Pink Pearl 
twice.  Once as grown in  California it was OK another time when grown in 
Indiana it thought it was  bitter.  I tried Grenadine at the California tasting a 
few years ago and  that was good but not outstanding.  Not something I would 
think about  without the color. Based on what I have dug up some are very hardy 
zone 3 some  zone 6 some who knows. A fair number appear to bloom early &/or 
get  scab.

Has anyone experience with any of these? I am especially  interested in 
Hardiness many of the California ones list zone 6. I'd like zone  4.  I m also 
especially interested in which ones are worth eating fresh  or really good for 
cooking as opposed to, I might as well make sauce because  what else can I do 
with it.

Alamata, Burford Red Flesh, Bill's red  flesh(aka Scarlet Surprise)  Hidden 
Rose (AKA Aerlie Red Flesh),  Firecracker, Geneva crab, Giant Russian may be 
the same as Russian Giant Crab,  Grenadine, Niedzwetzkyana, Pink Pearmain(AKA 
Pink Sparkle), Pink Pairfait,  Mott's Pink, Pink Parfait (Motts), (I'm not sure 
if these three are the same),  Pink Princess (same as Jansen's Pink Lady not 
same as Cripp's Pink Pink Lady),  Pink Old Lady, Purple Passion, Raven, Red 
Field, Thornberry,  Rubiyat,  Winter Red fleshed.  I haven't included many of the 
ones that seem to be  pale pink or pink stained.

Martha 

Zone 4 high elevation New  Mexico  Cool summers with a short  season



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