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[sherwin <sherwindu@att.net>]

On 5/2/2011 3:41 PM, Jackie wrote:
> Anyone have experience with these disease-resistant apples? Taste? 
> Resistance? Difficulties?  Thanks so much.
>
> Jackie Kuehn
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    Jackie,

   One of the disease resistant apples I like is William's Pride.  Mine 
is 17 years old
   on Mark rootstock and is a consistent producer.  I have reduced my 
spraying the
   past few years going over to ziplock bags.  This apple shows little 
sign of disease.
   It produces nice big almost maroon apples (if you leave them on the 
tree long enough).
   The flavor is very good, but not quite as good as some of my 
non-disease apples
   like Ashmead Kernel, Freyberg, Spigold, etc.  This is a sweet apple, 
but not as sugary
   as a Fuji.  One big advantage for me is it is one of my earliest 
apples.  I would recommend
   it highly.

                             Sherwin Dubren
                             Morton Grove, IL