Hello Martha,
I enjoy red fleshed apples too and have grown a number of them since the
mid 80's. I think at last count I have 33 varieties of red (pink and orange)
fleshed apples. Can't remember if we are supposed to post web addresses or not
but I have them listed on my orchard web site at hockinghillsorchard.com and
click on red fleshed apples.
Derek Mills
In a message dated 1/5/2008 8:14:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
martha_davis@earthlink.net writes:
have
gotten more interested in red fleshed apples and it has been a few years since
I have seen much discussion on them maybe it is is time for another go
round.
Many places say that the coloring is climate
dependent. Ed said less color as they go south. I assume that is
temperature based rather than day-length based. A lot of them seem
to be fairly tart to sweet tart, some (many?) too tart for fresh eating.
Ed said that Pink Pearl and Hidden Rose were the ones he had experience with
that had detectable sugars. A description of the Niedzwetzkyana
Crab pie got my attention. Supposedly like cherry pie but whether that
was color or flavor or both I don't know. I have also heard it is 3 inches in
diameter too large to be called crab. I have also hear that it is a good
tannin source for cider.
I have been poking around in books and
on the web. Here is something of a variety list which I don't have much
experience with. I have tasted Pink Pearl twice. Once as grown in
California it was OK another time when grown in Indiana it thought it was
bitter. I tried Grenadine at the California tasting a few years ago and
that was good but not outstanding. Not something I would think about
without the color. Based on what I have dug up some are very hardy zone 3 some
zone 6 some who knows. A fair number appear to bloom early &/or get
scab.
Has anyone experience with any of these? I am especially
interested in Hardiness many of the California ones list zone 6. I'd like zone
4. I m also especially interested in which ones are worth eating fresh
or really good for cooking as opposed to, I might as well make sauce because
what else can I do with it.
Alamata, Burford Red Flesh, Bill's red
flesh(aka Scarlet Surprise) Hidden Rose (AKA Aerlie Red Flesh),
Firecracker, Geneva crab, Giant Russian may be the same as Russian Giant Crab,
Grenadine, Niedzwetzkyana, Pink Pearmain(AKA Pink Sparkle), Pink Pairfait,
Mott's Pink, Pink Parfait (Motts), (I'm not sure if these three are the same),
Pink Princess (same as Jansen's Pink Lady not same as Cripp's Pink Pink Lady),
Pink Old Lady, Purple Passion, Raven, Red Field, Thornberry, Rubiyat,
Winter Red fleshed. I haven't included many of the ones that seem to be
pale pink or pink stained.
Martha
Zone 4 high elevation New
Mexico Cool summers with a short
season
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