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["Webmail wynne" <wynne@crcwnet.com>]

the goldrush apple, developed by purdue, is a great GD style with lots of legs
it is also a very late apple so climates that can grow the fuji or
pink lady (cripps
pink) will do well with this one
crisp juicy very attractive lovely my customers love this one
  wynne in wa

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>    4. Re: Hudson's Golden Gem apple (Ed Fackler)
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> Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:14:05 -0500
> From: "Donna &/or Kieran" <holycow@cookeville.com>
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> I've never heard of Wolf River being praised for flavor.    Donna
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> From: "Alan Haigh" <alandhaigh@gmail.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Kiwis and Paw Paws
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> I used to be very enthusiastic about kiwis but have not succeeded in getting
> reliable annual production out of them.  It may well be a problem of
> pollination as the bees seem to become scarce some seasons just as they
> flower for reasons that escape me.  I personally don't find the fruit all
> that useful although I enjoy quite a few of them directly off the plants but
> I'm not inspired enough to do the necessary diagnostics to solve the yield
> problem.
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> In zone 5 I recommend you stick with arguta and stay away from kolamitka
> varieties because arguta blooms later and is less likely to have blossoms
> frozen out.  Birds haven't been a problem for me with kiwis, even with my
> favorite red fruited plant whose name I've lost.  In my area birds tend to
> be less of an issue with any fruit that ripens from Sept. on-  grapes being
> an exception to this.
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> In zone 5 you can grow any of the earlier ripening paw-paws but you may want
> to experiment with varieties ripening later as they tend to be somewhat
> richer in my limited experience.  Sunflower fits in this category here.
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> Alan Haigh, The Home Orchard Co., zone 6, southeastern NY
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> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:23:03 -0400
> From: "Alan Haigh" <alandhaigh@gmail.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] Hudson's Golden Gem apple
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> For the last couple seasons I've been very impressed with the quality of
> Hudson's Golden Gem.  It is very rich, quite sweet with an unusual crunchy
> texture.  This deeply russeted apple is pear-like but distinctly apple never
> the less.  It's a little like Golden Russett and looks like a more conical
> version of that apple but seems easier to grow- I think it would be equal to
> G R in creating a distinctly rich apple cider once you had more than you
> could use for fresh eating. It's probably the most unusual apple I grow.
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> I am describing it as grown in Zone 6 and imagine it might be excessively
> sweet in more southern climes.  I'm interested in other members experience
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> From: "Ed Fackler" <ed.fackler@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Hudson's Golden Gem apple
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> Alan:
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>      It was my single personal favorite amongst various russet types and
> you've described its flavor perfectly.  In many years we had various degrees
> of cracking early in the season which later appeared to be "healed
> sutures".  In years when they didn't crack they were simply beautiful in
> their uniformity.  Also it has one of the healthiest foliages I've ever seen
> on an apple, although I doubt that it is genetically disease resistant (had
> a regular pesticide program).
>
>      Duane Green (at UMass) did an extensive trial on this one back in the
> early 90s for roadside marketing and I think he recently published something
> on that trial.
>
> ed
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> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> For the last couple seasons I've been very impressed with the quality of
>> Hudson's Golden Gem.  It is very rich, quite sweet with an unusual crunchy
>> texture.  This deeply russeted apple is pear-like but distinctly apple
>> never
>> the less.  It's a little like Golden Russett and looks like a more conical
>> version of that apple but seems easier to grow- I think it would be equal
>> to
>> G R in creating a distinctly rich apple cider once you had more than you
>> could use for fresh eating. It's probably the most unusual apple I grow.
>>
>> I am describing it as grown in Zone 6 and imagine it might be excessively
>> sweet in more southern climes.  I'm interested in other members experience
>> with this apple.
>>
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> From: "Judson Frisk" <jlfrisk@iowatelecom.net>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Hudson's Golden Gem apple
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> It tastes like a pear in my SW Iowa zone 5 area.  Doesn't seem to keep very
> well.  Fun to eat.  Judson L. Frisk
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> For the last couple seasons I've been very impressed with the quality of
> Hudson's Golden Gem.  It is very rich, quite sweet with an unusual crunchy
> texture.  This deeply russeted apple is pear-like but distinctly apple never
> the less.  It's a little like Golden Russett and looks like a more conical
> version of that apple but seems easier to grow- I think it would be equal to
> G R in creating a distinctly rich apple cider once you had more than you
> could use for fresh eating. It's probably the most unusual apple I grow.
>
>
>
> I am describing it as grown in Zone 6 and imagine it might be excessively
> sweet in more southern climes.  I'm interested in other members experience
> with this apple.
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