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  • From: <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cider Making
  • Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:08:47 -0600

Roger Yepsin in his little book Apples gives the following list of "American" grown apples for cider:
 
SWEET
 
Baldwin, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Cortland, Rome, Empire, Grimes Golden, Tolman Sweet, Fameuse, Golden Russet
 
TART
 
Winesap, Jonathan, Stayman, York Imperial, Newtown Pippin, Macoun, Northern Spy, Rhode Island Greening, Wealthy, McIntosh
 
 
 
Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
http://www.revivalhymn.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Mullins" <mullins@gaelicmysts.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:54 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Cider Making

> Does anyone have any resources on types of apples to grow for great
> cider making?  After reading several things I am pretty much confused,
> bitters, sharps, bittersharps, sweets, bittersweets........
>
> I am trying to make some decisions on what to grow and now I don't
> know.  I just planted several Arkansas Blacks on a dwarving rootstock. 
> Oh btw, I am in Arkansas.  Zone 7a-7b.
>
>



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