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- From: "Richard J. Ossolinski" <ossoeo@myfairpoint.net>
- To: Kevin Mathews <fuwafuwausagi@muchomail.com>, david liezen <chandos49@hotmail.com>, North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:01:17 -0400
Welcome, Dave, Cajoled by my favorite rabbit into a response for you, here is my humble (and very subjective) offering. This is not advice, mind you, but rather a sharing of my observations/experiences/perceptions, all of which probably should be tempered by the realization that I am 3,000 miles east of you!I have been growing the original Belle de Boskoop (as opposed to the red cultivar) for nigh onto 20 years, which in itself is testament to how highly I regard it, especially given that in the same time frame I have trialed and culled at least a hundred varieties whose virtues others have fervently extolled, but which here and to me failed to manifest qualities that would have made them worthy of permanent places in my orchard. So yes, I like Belle de Boskoop and am intrigued that in some years it seems to taste as if pre seasoned with cinnamon. But while I feel that it is better than hundreds of other varieties, it isn't on my list of favorites. I like Ashmead's, but it is not reliable here (rarely ripens) and doesn't size. Same with E. Spitz, which tends to biennial bearing here. However, consistently in contention for top honors, especially when it comes to high acid and high sugar (you did say you're a fan of big flavor:-) are Cox's Orange Pippin and Karmijn de Sonnaville, with Karmijn ripening a bit later (late October here) and usually being even more intense in flavor. And even though it's a triploid and not the most grower friendly tree, I would highly recommend it for your consideration, and guess that it would ripen for you in early October. Although Cox's Orange is a stellar variety here, I hesitate to recommend it, because it's quite fussy about where it will do well, and Spokane doesn't seem to share England's climate. Holstein, however, (an open pollinated seedling of Cox's Orange) despite its tendency toward biennial bearing here, is much easier to grow well and renders fruit which in most years is every bit as excellent as Cox's Orange. Queen Cox, on the other hand, has been a huge disappointment for me and will be top worked next spring if this year's fruit proves as insipid as it's been for the past four years. Bottom line recommendation? Karmijn! If it performs there the way it performs here, it'll knock your socks off! I'm pretty sure Raintree has it. Wishing you well and hoping you'll keep us posted, Richard (aka Ozzie [thanks, Fluff!]) Gouldsboro, Maine Zone 5 On Jul 16, 2010, at 3:54 PM, fuwa fuwa usagi wrote:
Hi,
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[NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop,
fuwa fuwa usagi, 07/16/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop,
Richard J. Ossolinski, 07/18/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop,
Ginda Fisher, 07/18/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop/Karmijn,
Richard J. Ossolinski, 07/18/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop/Karmijn, david liezen, 07/18/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop/Karmijn, Ginda Fisher, 07/19/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop/Karmijn,
Richard J. Ossolinski, 07/18/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop,
Ginda Fisher, 07/18/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Belle de Boskoop,
Richard J. Ossolinski, 07/18/2010
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