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[Lucky Pittman <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>]

Gord Hawkes wrote about his Novamacs.

I picked the last half-dozen Honeycrisps off my tree this morning - the 
birds & hornets were rapidly devouring them, and it had only set maybe a 
dozen fruit from the outset - one of only 2 or 3 trees in the whole orchard 
that managed to hold any, following those two disastrous nights of 
sub-freezing weather in mid-April.
While they were pretty small, due to virtually no care or fertilization 
this year, they were VERY tasty - crunchy, firm, and a good tart/sweet 
balance.  Even better than the Galas, which finished up several weeks back.

On another note, the tree I purchased as a "Wickson Crab" from Bear Creek 
several years ago managed to set and hold a few apples, but they were NOT 
anything like what I'd expect a 'crab' to be - actually a fairly large 
apple, yellow with a red cheek.  Flavor nothing to hoot about, and rapidly 
became mealy, almost like a Yellow Transparent(It's not YT or Lodi, 
though).  Makes me think that one was mis-labeled.  Does anyone in the 
group have Wickson, and if so, can you give a description of the fruit?
Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY


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