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  • From: Sam Franc <franc@oregonfast.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Overlooked apple
  • Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 19:05:37 -0800

Ginda Fisher wrote:

One excellent eating apple that gets overlooked a lot is the McCoun - it wasn't even listed in the otherwise excellent "Apples for the 20th Century". I guess that it's only grown locally (in the north east).

It is considered a "Macintosh type" apple, and it has a similar flavor to the Mac. To my palette, it is not as rich in aromatics as a good mac, but it gets sweeter and keeps a little better than a mac. It also has a terrific crunch. It is nearly as crunchy as a honeycrisp, but it's softer (easier to chew) and juicier than a honeycrisp. It also holds up better in pie and such than a mac, although it can be cooked down to a good sauce. It looks similar to a macintosh, but is not as flat, and has slightly square shoulders.

Does anyone know why this apple is so rarely mentioned? Does it not grow well elsewhere? It is not a rare apple - there's a huge market for it in the Boston area.

Thanks,
Ginda Fisher

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I grow Macoun her on the Oregon coast and it is no where as well producing as it was in CA.
There it was very productive.
Here it is a good bloomer but not too many set.
Those that set have a lot of defects.
They were very clear in CA.
So the location makes a great difference.
Jonamacs do very well here as do macfrees
Sam







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