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["victoria l. caron" <vicaron@gis.net>]

Being acquainted with both the Irish Peach and the Peach Apple of Montreal, I 
can say positively that these are not the same apple. The Peach Apple of 
Montreal is a very common apple here in northern NH and VT and right across 
the border in Quebec. I have found it to be one of several apple varieties 
consistently planted in both home and larger orchards during the early to mid 
part of the 20th century. The others are Duchess of Oldenburg, Yellow 
Transparent, Wolf River
and Dudley. These five are extremely predictable finds in our old plantings 
with also an occasional Alexander. This may also mean that they are the ones 
that survived best over the years.
The Peach Apple of Montreal  is described somewhat in Beach's work. It ripens 
here in zone 3 well after Transparent and the flavor develops from sub acid 
to richer and more mellow towards the end of it's ripening period. This makes 
for several uses one of which is excellent sauce. This Peach is has a strong 
conical form, rich yellow with often a bright orange red cheek, hence the 
name in Canada Pomme Peche. Because of it's appearance it is sometimes called 
Yellow
Delicious by those who still think that the only few apple varieties are 
those we find in the grocery store. The background would almost have to be 
Russian since very little else was grown in this region back when it was 
discovered.
Vic in zone 3 NH


Claude Jolicoeur wrote:

> A 23:27 01.04.25 -0400, vous avez écrit :
> >>>>
>
>      Hi Don:
>
>      With Claude's info & rendering's and Don kicking it over the edge,
>      boy oh boy. The minds on here dedicated to apples is astounding.
>
> Thanks for all the background...
>
> Gianni,
> Please keep in mind that all I did was to quote 2 other people on this 
> Irish Peach. One is from England and the other is in New Brunswick (zone 
> 4), both places being very different from your Minnesota or Don's Virginia. 
> I have never grown it myself and thus have no personnal opinion on it... 
> There is another similar apple sometimes grown in Quebec, called Peche de 
> Montreal (or Montreal Peach), possibly of Russian origin, that some claim 
> to be the same as Irish Peach.
> Claude


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