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["loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net>]

Jim,

I received a very similar apple from the late, gr8 Bear Creek Nursery as
Irish Peach.  Mine fell of the tree several weeks ago and went into the
cider press so I can't say for sure.  It is not Irish peach.  But if I'm
remembering the characteristics accurately I'd say with near certainty we
have the same apple.  I also have a 'Honeygold' from them that is red and
fruits in late August.  It is crispy, tart and has the best growth habit of
any apple I grow.  It's not a heavy bearer but it lies within the shadow of
a huge old rosybloom crab that predates my occupancy of this patch of Earth.

I suppose it says a lot about a company that sells you two mislabeled
trees...when you look back and think "how nice of them to send me a
mystery... what fun to solve the riddle!" rather than @#$%&  I don't recall
ever hearing a bad word about BC.  How sad that they are gone.

Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net>
To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 7:29 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Apple Question


>     I forgot to mention one attribute of this apple; The flesh is quite
> dense, requiring a bit more chewing than most eating apples.
>
>     One of the apple trees I got from the former Bear Creek is definitely
> not the variety I ordered and I'm hoping you can guess which variety.  The
> fruit ripens late September to Early October.  It is green but slightly
less
> intensely green (yellower?) than a Granny Smith.  It has no red blush, no
> hint of red at all.  It could be said that it is a yellow-green and has
tiny
> dots of darker green throughout its surface. Fruits are (very slightly)
> flattened, a hair smaller than a baseball.  Flesh is white and browns
> (oxidizes) readily.  Pleasant flavor, not aromatic; good, fresh-eating
> apple.
>     The tree has a spreading habit and has withstood -45?.
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
> www.bberryfarm.com
> (218)568-8483 [Store]
> (218)831-7018 [My Cell]
>
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