[NAFEX] Tolman Sweet apple
tanis cuff
tanistanis at hotmail.com
Sun Dec 11 17:56:29 EST 2005
Yes sweet, but more like good honey than a candy or soda. Texture is not so
crisp as many people like. It also has a rougher skin-- but not russetted--
which can be points against on taste-tests. I have 2 trees probably Tolman;
one had a more complex 'gourmet' flavor but didn't keep as well as the other
which isn't quite as rich a flavor. And this 2nd one is getting sweeter in
storage.
Both my Tolmans have good branch angles naturally, and have better disease
resisitance than average. Bore w/o supplimental irrigation in a drought
year (Antanovka on light soil w/ silt subsoil.)
Try before you plant a tree, and store some a while, but if you grow a tree
it will be in the 'grower friendly' group. (Intervention required for
decent fruit, but not tree health.)
tc, z 4/5, s.WI
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Richard MURPHY"
To: "nafex" <>
Subject: [NAFEX] Tolman Sweet apple
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:44:18 -0500
Hi Guys;
The FEDCO trees catalog says this about Tolman Sweet apples:
Unique. You like them or you don't.
Anybody ever eat one of those Tolman's??
Are they good ?
Do they taste like s h _ _ ?
Thanks
Richard Murphy
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