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["Bruce Hansen" <brucedhansen@sbcglobal.net>]

I particularly object to someone stating, in an authoritative manner, that
an apple that has been around for a few years is crap. Lets provide a basis
for our discussion. How do you know something, for example. And I weary of
people telling me to be nice. A good discussion is enriching and I have
found those on this list-serv.

>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]  On Behalf Of Stephen Sadler
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:03 PM
> To:   'North American Fruit Explorers'
> Subject:      RE: [NAFEX] Taste before planting Apple varities
> 
> Bruce, be nice!  Everyone is certainly entitled to their subjective
> opinions, especially in all matters of taste.
> I do thank you specifically for the reminder of how good an AK Black is
> after storage; and generally for the great apple info you post.  I should
> have mentioned that although I like AK Blacks fine off the tree, they are
> unexceptional until after a few months of storage.  It's one thing to grow
> apples that keep well - it's a pleasant other to have some that improve.
> 
> Stephen Sadler, Ph.D.
> USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8, 
> Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate
> 
> 
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> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Bruce Hansen
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 8:35 AM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Taste before planting Apple varities
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Charles Paradise
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:53 PM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: [NAFEX] Taste before planting Apple varities
> 
> 
> 
> Bruce Hansen wrote:
> Please see response to each point, below.
> > Charles:
> >
> > Have you grown Wolf River, Ark Black, Gala, Braeburn and Spitz?
> 
> My experience:
> Wolf River:  tasted twice:  once in an assortment from Applesource [I
> think] and once at an apple day in Massachusetts [an apple that can pass
> out of existence with no loss, unless it grows better apples in another
> area]  A short list of large apples 10X better than Wolf:  Tsuru [forgive
> spelling], Danvers Sweet, 20oz Pippen.
> 
> I wonder if all those folk in Wisconsin and Minnesota were really stupid?
> 
> Ark Black - again, I think in an applesource assortment...but it may have
> been from elsewhere.
> 
> Did you ever try one out of storage in February?
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