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  • From: Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] More New Apples
  • Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 20:52:37 -0400

I read an article about new apples that discussed Pink Lady. I think the patent holder is restricting it to a few large orchards that agree to grow it to the patent owner's standards. They hope to maximize profit by keeping it a specialty apple, and (maybe as important) making sure that the ones that reach the market are of good quality. Anyway, that's what the article said a few years ago - it might be different, now. I thought it was pleasant but a little bland.

Someone dissed Liberty, and I want to speak in its defense. I love a good, fresh Macintosh. When I lived in NJ, I couldn't get them. It was too warm there for them, and they were soft before they got ripe. (And the ones imported from farther north were old.) But a good substitute was the Liberty. Liberty is a little on the small side, but if its allowed to ripen properly, it has a good rich "mac" like flavor. It seems to grow acceptably farther south than the Mac, although it also does well in Massachusetts, where I've had good ones. It makes a fine pie if you get it fresh and don't overcook it. It is very nice eaten out of hand, and it keeps a little better than a Mac. (faint praise. . .) I once had an overripe one, and while it had a terrible mealy texture, the flavor was strong, interesting, and (to my palate) quite good. I think it would have been a great addition to a cider. I gather that Liberty's greatest flaw is that it has a narrow window for picking between underripe (bland) and overripe.

The other moderately new apple I really like is Akane. It is small, but otherwise attractive. It tastes remarkable like a Jonathan, and cooks up like one, too.

I haven't grown either of these, so I can't comment on easy of cultivation. But they are both tasty apples that I look for when I buy.

Ginda Fisher
eastern MA, zone 6

On Monday, September 16, 2002, at 01:03 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:

First, thanks to everyone who shared their experiences and opinions on apple
varieties new to the market.

Second, I've noticed Pink Lady or Cripps Pink Lady is being sold extensively
in grocery stores now. It's a good tasting apple with firm, crisp flesh.
Does anyone know about it? Could it be a variety that has been renamed or
is it strictly commercial due to the chemicals needed to produce a saleable
apple?

Third, are there any columnar or pillar type apples on the market that
actually produce decent fruit?

You all have probably figured out that I'm writing an article on new apple
varieties. I always value the collective wisdom of this group and, by
picking your brains, I turn up the most interesting stuff. Thanks all!
Doreen Howard


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