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["The Hawkes'" <mail@logcabinorchard.com>]

Ed.  What are the hardiness ratings on each of these varieties?  What do you
mean by "late season"?

Has anyone had any success with Freedom apples - we have been very
disappointed in quality of the fruit.

Regards,

Gord Hawkes
Log Cabin Orchard
Osgoode, ON
Canada, eh?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Fackler" <rocmdw@aye.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] New Apple Varieties


> Doreen:
>
>       U. of MN has released 'Zestar', a high quality late summer (short
> season) type.
> Purdue has released 'Pixie Crunch' a high quality mid season (early Sept.
> here) type primarily for the homeowner,
> due to its relatively smallish size.  Also, Purdue released 'Sundance', a
> late season and very high quality yellow apple
> which is resistant to all major diseases.
>      Cornell hasn't released anything in this time period (the last being
> Fortune which turned out to be a "mis" fortune due
> to its many problems).
>
>      Obviously, I am biased (like everyone else!!), but of those above
> Sundance is the clear leader as it is the first Vf (scab
> resistant) YELLOW variety which has both excellent quality and excellent
> resistant to Cedar-Apple Rust.
>      The other two are worth planting (especially in shorter season, or
> northern districts).  Pixie Crunch, in particular has
> flesh crispness which approachs that of Honeycrisp and is super sweet,
makes
> a smallish tree, etc.  Zestar is a tart-sweet
> type, vigorous tree and productive with large fruit size.
>
>      That is about it other than a few from outwest (primarily from BC)
like
> Silken, a early mid-season apple of moderate
> (bland sweet) quality, Ambrosia which is apparently high quality and a
bunch
> of Fuji sports which ripen earlier (like Jubilee,
> Auvil, Benishogun, and others).
>
> ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 11:02 AM
> Subject: [NAFEX] New Apple Varieties
>
>
> > I'm looking for places or persons who can tell me what new apple
varieties
> > have been developed for the market in the last couple of years.  I know
> that
> > U. of Minn. and Purdue are into apple breeding, but have they released
> > anything new lately?  Also, have any of you grown new varieties in the
> last
> > 5 years?  If so, what are they and what is your assessment as to
> production,
> > taste and disease resistance.  All opinions are appreciated.
> > Doreen Howard
> >
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