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  • From: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] best late apples
  • Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 21:51:37 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

Yup, I've grown all of those down here & my experience agrees with yours in
several ways... Newtown Pippin (& Winesap) are too early down here to be
considered a very late apple (actually they're all ripe before Yates). Pink
Lady is >highly< susceptible to fireblight (at least here). Granny's do
ripen very well here. I've never eaten a Granny Smith of better quality than
those grown on our Georgia farm. They were also a bit more blushed than what
you find in the store. Much sweeter, too, though without losing the tart,
just in balance. Unfortunately, both it an Arkansas Black also will succumb
to fireblight as well, though it may take a couple of decades.

Our neighbor had some very nice Winter Terry apples last year that were very
good. They seem to be in the same season as Yates, but larger and more
flavorful. I've not grown this cultivar myself.

Anton
North Carolina, low 40's tonight.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 6, 2010 2:14 PM
>To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [NAFEX] best late apples
>
>I'm up in Z6 but you already have about the best late great keeper in
>Goldrush as far as I'm concerned. Just as good in a different taste is Pink
>Lady, but it's bound to be harder to grow than Goldrush. In heirlooms
>Winesap and Arkansas Black fill the bill. Up here so does Newtown Pippin
>but down there it might ripen too early to really store well deep into
>winter. Your season might be almost long enough to properly ripen Granny
>Smith which they don't seem to be able to do in E. Washington state.





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