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["Biz Storms" <biz.storms@sympatico.ca>]

Hi Chris

 

Five of mine fruited - Pink Princess, Winekist, Thornberry, Hidden Rose and Pink Pearl. High wind and deer removed the small fruit from all but two Hidden Rose and about twenty Pink Pearl.

 

Pink Pearl ripened Sept. 5th, 2 1/2 to 3 ", inside colour not as dark as last year and not always throughout the apple - very hot summer, had a great sweet / tart taste though, and very juicy with a good crisp bite. Skin was soft glowing yellow, red blush on exposed areas to the sun, and those inside plastic bags were roughly 25% larger than those unbagged. Stems long enough to accept zip lock bags quite easily. Tree growth is quite dependable, with average branch growth of 8 to 10 inches per year.

 

Hidden Rose picked Sept 21, may have ripened earlier but we were away, with no pink / red colouration in the flesh, about 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 inches, lighter yellow skin with a smaller blush on sun exposed areas. Only two that were bagged survived. Had a bland taste with only a little juice and a softer bite. Rather like Kandil Sinap or Chenango Strawberry. Stems were a little shorter which made bagging a delicate operation. Personally, I'm not relying on this year's fruiting habits due to high heat and being a first year crop, which is sometimes a little "off".

 

Would love to hear info on how your varieties performed.

 

Cheers, Bizmark Storms

Creemore, Ontario  Zone 5

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From: W3cmp@aol.com

To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 7:22 PM

Subject: [NAFEX] Red/Pink Fleshed Apples

I would like to compare notes with anyone growing the following red/pink fleshed apples, especially in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S.  I'd like to know your location, USDA zone,the ripening date, flavor, texture, size and susceptability to any particular disease/fungus/insect pest.  The varieties are:

Pink Pearl
Rubyiat
Webster Pink Meat
Scarlet Surprise (Bill's Red Flesh)
Niedzwetzkyana
Almata
Winter Red Flesh
Pink Sparkle (Pink Permain)
Hall's Pink
Mott's Pink
Pink Parfait
Pink Princess (Old Pink Lady Janson)
Bruford's Red Flesh

     If you have pink/red flesh varieties that aren't listed above I'd like to hear about them.  Thanks.  Chris Patterson SE Pa Zone 6

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