To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] third apple for backyard orchard?
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:19:23 -0500
I have both Ashmead's Kernal and Golden Russet. They are both over 20 years
old on semi-dwarf rootstalk. They are very similar with Ashmead's Kernal
tasting a little better. The Ashmead's Kernal took longer to come into
bearing. Both have settled into a biannual bearing pattern. They are my
favorite drying apples.
SW Iowa zone 5, Judson L. Frisk
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Subject: Re: [NAFEX] third apple for backyard orchard?
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)
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