Mr. Fackler:
I really appreciate
the information about the Kent and Suntan apples. I do have a question
about Suncrisp though.
I have a Suncrisp
(on EMLA 9) that fruited for the first time this year. The taste seemed
very bland. There was not enough of anything - sweet, sour, aromatic, or
flavor. There also is a local orchard that had Suncrisp (on EMLA 9) for
the first time this year, and all of the ones I got from them (and I
deliberately got ones from underripe to overripe) were the same. I also
could not taste anything that resembled Cox Orange Pippin. Is it possible
that it takes a few years to develope more of anything or could the
climate, rootstock, or something else be the problem?
I also had Queen Cox
(on EMLA 26) fruit for the first time this year. I missed spraying
it, so it was wormy and a little green when I picked it. It was
still Wonderful . It has everything that makes a Cox
great - the sweet-acid balance, the fantastic flavor, and the aromatics. I
would sooner have a slice of the Queen Cox than a bushel of
the Suncrisp.
I definitely am a
fan of high flavor balanced apples, so that probably has something to
do with my feelings about Suncrisp. Thanks in advance for any info or
comments.
Orville Courtney
Topeka, KS
Zone 5B
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003
4:09 AM
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Apple
questions.
Orville:
I grew both varieties in
Southern Indiana during the late 80s and 90s.
Kent (Flower of Kent is one syn.) is actually quite
large and flavor barely okay---not great.
Suntan. Great apple, but like its parent
Court Pendu Plat it is very shy in production. Also I recall that
in some years heat would cause a lot of internal breakdown prior to
maturity. (FYI, many Cox sibs have this problem in the typical hot
humid midwest summer/fall.)
If the Cox flavor is what
you are after, try Suncrisp. Although it has problems (sensative
to most all diseases), it is incredibly productive and its flavor is a
great complex (richly sweet) package.
Ed, So. Central Ohio, light
snow
Hello,
Does anyone have
any experience growing either one of the following
apples?
1. Kent (Malling Kent)(Cox
Orange Pippin X Jonathan cross) Described as medium size conical fruit
with light red skin and smooth russet radiations from the stem end.
Crisp white flesh that is rich with lots of sugar and acidity, quite
aromatic.
2. Suntan (Cox Orange Pippin
X Court Pendu Plat cross) Described as medium-large size with
gold-yellow skin flushed and striped orange-red. Yellowish-cream flesh
that is sweet-sharp, juicy, rich, robustly aromatic, and has very good
flavor.
Thanks,
Orville Courtney
Topeka, KS
Zone 5B
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