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Thanks for the advice Steve,
Maybe if you win you could send the prize my way since you
grow your own! Just kidding. My suggestion was "Sweet
Sire." I'm not holding my breath for either of our entries to win.
Maybe we could combine our creative skills and send an entry "Ugly Sire."
Now that's a name for an apple!
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve
Herje
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 5:04
AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] MN447
MN447 is one of my favorite apples--It does not taste
particularly 'appley' more of a rich exotic aromatic flavor. The tree
grows easily. It seems more disease resistant than most. It is
small and unattractive. (My suggestion for the U of MN naming contest was
'ugly duckling'. You know, a 'swanful' of flavor in every bite.)
447 keeps very well and increases its flavor during cold storage. The
major commercial flaw (and I mean major) of the apple is that it cracks around
the stem end if the water supply is uneven. I've had 3/4 or more of the
crop hit this way. As long as you store the cracked apples dry and
unwached after the cracks have 'callused' over they still store pretty
well--till spring with shriveling. If you wash the apples and put them
away wet they are more sensitive to rotting at the crack point.
MN 447---go for it.
Steve Herje, USDA zone 3 Lone Rock, WI
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 4:57
PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] MN447
Paul wrote:
"From the genetic data, MN447 and Northern Spy are parents of Keepsake,
a popular U of M introduction."
University of MN also says MN447 is the parent of
Sweet Sixteen and grandparent of Honeycrisp. Interesting.
I guess they're supposed to "officially" release 447 after they decide
a name for it. They've been running a contest to do it. Winner
(the one who submits the name they decide to use) gets a bushel of
MN447 apples.
I wonder how well 447 does in warmer
climates?
Mark
KS
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 1:39
PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] MN447
Several years ago, I did some genetic "fingerprinting" of a number of
U of Minnesota apples, including MN447. From the genetic data, MN447
and Northern Spy are parents of Keepsake, a popular U of M
introduction. There were old reports that MN447 was derived from
open-pollinated Malinda, but the genetic data do not support this.
Paul Cabe
Message: 1 Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:37:54 -0800 (PST) From: Deb
Schneider <debs@yahoo.com> Subject: [NAFEX] MN 477 apple To:
nafex@lists.ibiblio.org Message-ID:
< 676670.96131.qm@web31810.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type:
text/plain; charset=us-ascii Fedco trees lists an interesting MN
477 apple. Anyone familiar with this apple? Opinions on
flavor, growth habits, and suggested pollinators would be
welcome. deb
Paul R. Cabe, PhD
Associate Professor of
Biology
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
24450
(540)458-8894
(540)458-8012 (fax)
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