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["Naomi Counides" <naomi@oznayim.us>]

Oh.... Cox Orange Pippen.  I had a tree once.  It had one good year in 7 so
I pulled it out.  But the apples were Amazing.  Seemingly it does not like
hot weather.  We go into the 100s every year.  But Keepsake has no trouble
with that.  I would call Keepsake grower friendly, maybe even outright
affectionate.
Naomi

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of John
Barbowski
Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 12:24 PM
To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters
Subject: Re: [nafex] [ARTICLES] Honeycrisp discussions in media

*I agree with the Keepsake plaudits.  Had 3 apples 2 years ago and couldn't
really make a statement. Last year, my 30 plus apples were stolen - in late
October as I had left the apples on the tree too long. This year, I picked
and tasted my 40 apple crop in early October; it quickly became my favorite
sweet apple. Firm, jucy and quite pest resistant - but then I bag my
apples.I grafted Macoun 4-5 years ago because it was, at that time, my
favorite for sweetness. It has yet to bear so I am unable to compare it to
others in my specific environment; likewise with honeycrisp. Cox's Orange
Pippen is right up there.*

*john b*

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Naomi Counides <naomi@oznayim.us> wrote:

> I have enjoyed my Keepsake for many years.  Really nice hard  crunch 
> and plenty of flavor.  Don't know about keeping, since I ate it too fast.
> Naomi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of 
> david liezen
> Sent: Friday, November 6, 2015 10:12 AM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [nafex] [ARTICLES] Honeycrisp discussions in media
>
> I had a first encounter with Macoun two years back. The vanilla note 
> was unexpected and lingered in the finish. Great apple! The season for 
> it is rather brief, but so worth finding.
> I'd like to get my teeth into Keepsake - the mother of Honeycrisp by 
> DNA analysis - for I read it has much more flavor with similar 
> breaking texture, and keeps all winter in cellar.
>
> Dave Liezen
>
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