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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Why the Red Delicious no longer is.
  • Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:59:18 -0700

The author of the story sure didn't do their research. Delicious is a LOUSY storing apple. The only reason the later strains store better is that they color so early they can be picked while they are still unripe and will then keep in controlled atmosphere storage a long time. A well ripened true Delicious, which is a delight to eat, MIGHT keep until Christmas if you're lucky, but more likely you'll have a mealy mess.
And they didn't breed new strains, they were all found as bud or tree sports by chance.
-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.
On Aug 8, 2005, at 8:31 AM, Brungardt, Sam wrote:

Interesting story about the evolution (and downfall) of the Delicious apple:
 
Why the Red Delicious no longer is
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
Consider the fate of America's favorite apple. It emerged from an Iowa orchard in 1880 as a round, blushed yellow fruit of surpassing sweetness. ...
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