[NAFEX] Hudson's Golden Gem apple
Ed Fackler
ed.fackler at gmail.com
Fri Oct 10 08:30:55 EDT 2008
Alan:
It was my single personal favorite amongst various russet types and
you've described its flavor perfectly. In many years we had various degrees
of cracking early in the season which later appeared to be "healed
sutures". In years when they didn't crack they were simply beautiful in
their uniformity. Also it has one of the healthiest foliages I've ever seen
on an apple, although I doubt that it is genetically disease resistant (had
a regular pesticide program).
Duane Green (at UMass) did an extensive trial on this one back in the
early 90s for roadside marketing and I think he recently published something
on that trial.
ed
On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Alan Haigh <alandhaigh at gmail.com> wrote:
> For the last couple seasons I've been very impressed with the quality of
> Hudson's Golden Gem. It is very rich, quite sweet with an unusual crunchy
> texture. This deeply russeted apple is pear-like but distinctly apple never
> the less. It's a little like Golden Russett and looks like a more conical
> version of that apple but seems easier to grow- I think it would be equal to
> G R in creating a distinctly rich apple cider once you had more than you
> could use for fresh eating. It's probably the most unusual apple I grow.
>
> I am describing it as grown in Zone 6 and imagine it might be excessively
> sweet in more southern climes. I'm interested in other members experience
> with this apple.
>
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