Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - Re: [NAFEX] Honeycrisp and Pink Lady problems!!!!!

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Sam Franc <franc@oregonfast.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Honeycrisp and Pink Lady problems!!!!!
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:05:15 -0800

Richard J. Ossolinski wrote:

Ginda, et. al.,
To me a good Macoun is indeed a wonderful apple. Here, however, they are
magnets for scab, never size well despite diligent thinning, and usually drop
half their crop prematurely. Those that are left are small treasures but
don't keep worth a
damn. My Honeycrisps, however, set full crops annually, require very little
thinning, attain excellent size and color, and rarely drop a good fruit
prematurely. I just ate one that was picked in September and "stored" in
temperatures that reached as
high as 70 and as low as 32. Still "explosively crisp" and cosmetically
perfect (without any post harvest treatment) it rivaled fruit just off the
tree. To me it's worth sacrificing some flavor and accepting some bronzing of
foliage for this kind of mid winter refreshment, though I anxiously await the
Honeycrisp crosses (a la Lee Elliot et. al. [see below]) that hopefully will
render more flavorful results while still retaining the incredible texture and
keeping ability currently unique to Honeycrisp.
Richard
Gouldsboro, ME Zone 5 (where yesterday at this time it was 10 below zero: now
+22)

Rich,
I agree.
In CA Macoun was a real good producer, but here on the Oregon coast it has been a dud. Very unproductive. Lots of blossoms but little set. Lots of scab and mishapen fruit. I may get 2 good ones on a tree. I am starting to top work the Macoun to other types that do better here.
I have just a couple of Honey Crisp grafts to date, but they have produced excellent fruit. No scab and no drops.
Gravenstein is a good early apple here.
Yellow Transparent and Lodi have been disappointing for me. They turn mushy very fast. If I eat them off the tree they are all right and they make good applesauce.
Sam






Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page