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Chris wrote:

But why are Sweet16, Keepsake, and Pixie Crunch only suitable for home use?

And why is Goldrush a maybe for home use? 

What makes the others superior for commercial purposes? 

Inquiring minds want to know. 

My reply:

I am not Ed (I am much fluffier) but I'll venture a guess and Ed can correct 
me as he sees fit.  

Fruit for the home garden normally requires multiple pickings, and therefore 
individual determination of ripening that is prohibitive in a commercial 
orchard.  In addition the actual range of ripening season may vary 
considerably so it hard to time a crew to harvest it.

Home garden fruit may simply be to delicate to stand the sorting machines 
that abuse the fruit (Northern Spy is an example), they may not be even 
slightly uniform in size or color.

Home garden fruit may be "unattractive" and therefore require an educated 
consumer.

And home garden fruit may be simply be single purpose, i.e. a sauce apple, or 
grown as a specialty item, as perhaps an enhancement for cider.

Home varieties may require extensive storage time to develop flavor, or may 
simply not store well at all.

Anyway, I am using this as a test to see if I have actually learned anything 
over the years.   Ed, will serve as the teacher and correct the stupidity I 
have committed to writing.

All the best,

TFB

 


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