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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

I am holding an Ashmeads Kernel, and it seems to have less prominent 
lenticels than the photo. Ashmeads Kernel does often produce mis-shapen 
apples like that. It is a fabulous apple if you like an apple that is sweet, 
tart, and crunchy. It also has a nice apple flavor. It's my family's favorite.

I also have a Golden Russet, picked this morning (about 2 weeks after I 
picked Ashmeads Kernel.)  It has more slightly more prominent lenticels (like 
the photo) but it is usually more regular, and smoother, than the lumpy 
apples you have. But maybe bugs or some other environmental stress did that. 
The apples I have were grown at a nearby commercial orchard. It is also a 
tasty apple, sweet, but less tart than Ashmead, a little chewier, with a 
milder flavor than Ashmead, but still rich and apple-y.

The shape and size sound right for either Ahsmead or Golden Russet.

Ginda
eastern MA

On Oct 18, 2013, at 5:12 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:

> Looks like Ashmead's Kernel, slightly under ripe.  Does it have a bold 
> cider 
> taste and crisp flesh?
> Doreen Howard
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Henry
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 10:24 AM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [nafex] Fw: Swaar not Swaar
> 
> I am trying to identify an apple that we found at the Seed Savers orchard 
> in 
> Iowa.
> 
> It was labeled "Swaar," but looks nothing like the other apple in their 
> orchard with the same name tag. That apple matches up with images and 
> descriptions of 'Swaar.'
> 
> This one is is a small brown russet that is rather flat (short from top to 
> bottom). Some were almost donut shaped and some rather lumpy.
> 
> It was our favorite in taste testing.
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> If the photo doesn't come through I could send it directly to a private 
> email.
> 
> --Henry Fieldseth
> Minneapolis, Minnesota, zone 4/5
> http://www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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