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  • From: John Henderson <jhenderson@ithaca.edu>
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  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] best apples article
  • Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:10:04 -0400

I, too, find the choices listed in the original article odd: Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, HoneyCrisp, McIntosh, Mutsu. For one thing, if this is supposed to be a guide to a beginning orchardist, there aren't many places where Fuji and HoneyCrisp will both thrive. The choices certainly reflect the changing taste preferences, where "sweet" is dominant over "sub-acid."

Of the one tart apple on the list, I've never been fond of Granny Smith, and have long wondered how it came into prominence as other better tart apples have disappeared into obscurity. Especially odd to me is the fall of the Rhode Island Greening, practically unheard of now, but once (according to Beach's Apples of New York) been among the top three most widely grown varieties in the Northeast.

John Henderson
Lodi, NY


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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:42:06 -0700
From: "ROBERT W JUDY A HARTMAN" <hartmansfruit@msn.com>
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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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