Keepsake is also one of my favorite apples. It does well here in
western Washington. It won't ripen well unless you have full sun on it in
the September/October time of the year. Honeycrisp also does well
here. It is very nice and crisp but doesn't match up with it's parent,
Keepsake, in flavor. I also like the full flavored Sweet Sixteen, a sister
to Keepsake, but it tends to not hold it's crispness very long.
I have seen and tasted Keepsake and Sweet Sixteen at fruit shows that were
not grown very well and didn't have the flavor that I can grow them to.
Under what conditions fruits have been grown makes a world of difference in how
they taste.
Bob Hartman
Western Washington
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Here in the "far north" (southern MN) I look forward every year
to the Keepsake apples. They are very crisp and sweet and have a lot
more flavor than Honeycrisp. They tend to be small in size and I
think that's why they aren't more popular. Kathryn Mathews
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-----Original Message----- From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On
Behalf Of Michael Nave Sent: 10/21/2007 8:46 PM To: North American Fruit
Explorers Subject: Re: [NAFEX] best apples article
I've had
honeycrisp apples from many sources and I've only had one bad one. But I've
never had a great one either and I suspect I never will. Honeycrisp is
known for being a great apple compared to other apples grown in far
northern areas. The University of MN has been very clear in stating that it
is one of the best appples for growers in the northern limits of
apple growing range. I have never seen them claim that it is a great
apple compared to all other apples. Nonetheless it is now being promoted
and hyped excessively by some growers, especially in parts of New York
state, far beyond anything that UM ever intended, such as "the best apple
ever". It's not even in the ballpark for being the best apple ever. But
it will continue to be hyped by those who have financial inetrests in
it.
--- George Brinson <george.brinson@nf.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
Interesting point on Honeycrisp..............I have > eaten
honeycrisp > purchased at major supermarket outlets, from
several > sources in eastern > Canada/USA and in all cases the
taste is > horrible..........I will not try > this apple again.
Not really crisp, and honey - > forget it!! > > George
Brinson > Carmanville > NL > > ----- Original Message
----- > From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com> > To:
"North American Fruit Explorers" > <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org> >
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: [NAFEX] best
apples article > > > > > > > >
Someone mentioned Honeycrisp as a good storage > apple that keeps
its > > crunch- maybe in CO2 storage but not out of my >
cellar! > > > This is disappointing, because it's one of
the > varieties I planted, just > for that reason (and because I
like the taste, at > least in grocery store > apples). I've since
discovered that it supposedly > tastes best when there > are cool
nights when it ripens, so maybe this was a > bad pick for two >
reasons. > > > Thanks, > > Bill > Lincoln,
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