To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] third apple for backyard orchard?
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:11:44 -0400
On Jul 10, 2004, at 4:29 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:
. . . I got
Ashmead's Kernal and Honeycrisp from him on the proper dwarfing
interstem
and hardy rootstock I needed in my cold winter climate.
. . .
I second the suggestion of Ashmead's Kernal. I haven't grown it long
(and it keeps being eaten by deer, so it may never mature) but I've
bought them from a nearby orchard. They are hard to find, and will
never be a major commercial crop, because the fruit is small and ugly.
But they are crunchy and taste terrific - it's my family's favorite
apple. This is not a fruit for everyone, as it's very tart, but it's
also very sweet, and has a pleasant flavor. It's a small russet and
keeps for several weeks in the fridge. We finish them before they get
too old.
Ginda Fisher
eastern mass, zone 6
(apples purchased from zone 5)