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[Maria Schumann <mariaschu@vtlink.net>]

Red Baron!  it grows well here in zone 3, bears  at an early age,  
looks and tastes great- tart sweet and intense.  Also great for cooking.

On Sep 17, 2010, at 7:18 AM, Ginda Fisher wrote:

> I can't speak for how well they will grow for you, but:
>
> 1)  I agree with Claude that Cortland is better than Redcort, and  
> that Cortland is a fine tasty apple where it grows well.
>
> 2)  I also agree with Claude that a really good Cortland is tastier  
> than the somewhat bland Honey Crisp.  But Honey Crisp is a really  
> pleasant, easy apple to eat.  It is sweet, crunchy, and the flavor  
> it has is nice, if not as strong as some other apples.  It's also  
> worth mentioning both that it sells at a substantial premium at my  
> local farmers' market and that it keeps pretty well in the fridge.
>
> Also, the other apple that fetches a big premium here is the  
> Macoun.  I gather it doesn't grow in other parts of the country,  
> but it grows well in central MA and NH, so there's a decent chance  
> it will grow for you.  It doesn't keep very well, but when fresh  
> and ripe, it has great flavor, and superb texture for eating out of  
> hand.  It sort of goes "snap" with each bite.  It's one of the  
> parents of the more widely adapted Honey Crisp and the source of  
> that apple's crunch.
>
> Ginda
>
> On Sep 16, 2010, at 9:57 PM, Claude Jolicoeur wrote:
>
> > See my comments lower. These are for my orchard near Quebec City,  
> > zone 4.
> > Claude
> >
> > A 21:48 10.09.16 -0400, vous avez écrit :
> > > > > >
> > Hello Addicts;
> >
> > I'm going to add 12 more apple trees to my orchard in Maine, zone 4.
> > My reason for writing is to check with you all for 'Horror  
> > Stories', or
> > Success Stories".
> >
> > Roadside market. Leftovers will go into the cider tank.
> >
> > What do you favor  ????
> >
> > Redcort 	I would prefer the standard Cortland - It is absolutely  
> > great here.
> > Dayton
> > Ruby Jon
> > Honey Crisp     Grows very well, beautiful apple, productive, hardy. My
> > children love it, but I think it lacks flavor.
> > Zabergau Reinette
> > Prairie Spy     Very unproductive, but the few apples are of good quality
> > Roxbury Russet  Has died here, did not seem hardy
> >
> > Fire Away !!!
> >
> > Murph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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