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[nottke1 <nottke1@earthlink.net>]

I just picked my Lady Williams apple crop, as the birds were starting to get 
into them - a sure sign that they are about ripe.  In fact the dozen I 
processed today to make sauteed apple slices all had germinated seeds, some 
with 1/4 inch long radicle roots.  Three weeks ago the flesh was green-tinted 
and very tart and I encountered no germinating seeds - today the flesh is 
almost white and they are very pleasant to eat.
But my question is about some apples from the north side of the tree that 
have a greenish-tinted watery core.  The apple flesh outside the core seems 
fine, but the skins are a little more shiny than on the rest of the tree.  We 
have had two nights with temperatures in the teens, with a few days in the 
upper 60s, and recent storms have removed almost all the leaves.  The apples 
are particularly large this year.
Can temperature cause water core?  I have read about drought causing water 
core.
Thanks,

Jim Nottke
Zone 7
Pfafftown, North Carolina