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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Cider apples and scion exchange in Oregon

There's no way to know for sure what varieties will be there, in advance.  However, given the sheer number of apple varieties that are offered each year (usually in the hundreds) I would be really surprised if there weren't any cider apples in the mix.   I've certainly seen cider apples offered in the past.  Chisel Jersey, that kind of thing.  As to which is "best" that's very hard to say.  Most cider makers prefer a mix of several kinds, anyway.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com
Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003 


> I'm going to be around Portland later this week and 
> could make it to this event.  However, the only thing 
> I could rationalize acquiring would be a great cider 
> apple.  
> (a) is there likely to be cider apple scionwood 
> available?
> (b) what is the best cider apple, if you could only 
> put in one tree specifically for cider?  I seem to
> remember seeing a reference to one that had the 
> balance of sweet/sharp/bitter/aromatics, but I wasn't 
> able to find the reference.
>
> Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> USDA Zone 7, Sunset Zone 7, 1800'
>
> --- "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com> wrote:
> > Bring some to the Home Orchard Society scion
> > exchange.  That's this
> > Saturday, March 6, at the Clackamas country
> > fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon.
> > See http://www.homeorchardsociety.org
> > -Lon Rombough