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["Judson Frisk" <jlfrisk@iowatelecom.net>]

I have Zestar in my orchard here in the Loess Hills of western Iowa, Zone 5.
I would have to say it is a bug magnet and basically insipid in flavor.  I
would assume that we get too hot during the summers for it to do well.  I
never have tried Honeycrisp because I assume it would be the same.
Judson L. Frisk

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Subject: Re: [nafex] Zestar


Howdy all,

I grew Zestar in southwest Wisconsin for nearly 10 years.  It's a beautiful
apple--- it was also a bug magnet and absolutely insipid here.  I cut my
trees out a couple years back.  I've had it in several other orchards and
thought it was great.  They all had fairly heavy clay soil.  My dirt is
alkaline and sandy.  I can't think of any other things that would account
for the difference.

Steve H.


Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:

>Congratulations.  Not surprised Zestar sells well, it is a superior 
>apple and much more adaptable than Honeycrisp.  To me, it is a step up 
>from William's Pride flavor-wise, but WP may be the most beautiful 
>apple I grow.  Must be tough to manage commercially with all the pickings,
though.
>
>Why do you use Captan instead of myclobutanyl?  The SI's require only a 
>couple sprays to eliminate scab (and CAR) in orchards I manage, and 
>don't wash off once they set for an hour or two.
>
>In a commercial orchard it is probably best to combine Captan with an 
>SI to delay scab immunity to the SI and to splash fungicide on new 
>growth when it rains between sprays. More trees, more pest pressure, 
>based on my observations.
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