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[Ed & Pat Fackler <rocmdw@aye.net>]

Rich (and all):

     After some thought (and prodding!) there are possibly 6-8 others which 
can be
great, including the Delbard Estivale which you mentioned.   However, in 
doing the
initial list, I simply forget this particular one.
     Sorry.

Ed

"Richard J. Ossolinski" wrote:

> Ed (F),
> There seems to be plenty of agreement here as to the desirability of
> Honeycrisp, the only common negative being its lack of intensity of flavor. 
>  I keep
> wondering why you haven't mentioned Delbard, as it was for its similarly 
> explosive
> texture but more intense (than Honeycrisp) flavor that I was so anxious to 
> try it.
> Bottom line:  do you think it's as good as (or better than) Honeycrisp?  
> Thanks.
> Richard
>
> "An even newer one from France possesses this ['explosive'] character.  It 
> is an
> earlier maturing apple---perhaps
> with or just before Gala.  It is known as Delbard Estivale--also
> possesses much higher flavor than Honeycrisp."
>


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