To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Non-Traditional Apples
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 18:52:42 -0700
Oddly enough, I have a seedling apple that bore it's first good crop last year that fits your description. Good solidly striped color, clean, disease resistant fruit, absolutely tasteless. No sugar, no acid, no flavor. I topworked it this year, but left some side limbs that could still provide scions if you are serious.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Jun 2, 2005, at 6:48 PM, Geoffrey Tolle wrote:
Folks,
I just had a thought that some of you apple people might be able to address. The various characteristics of apples differ considerably from variety to variety. I am wondering if there are apples that are essentially non-sweet, non-acidic? I ask because it occurred to me that I've tried a "wild" apple or two that, with just a bit more tweaking (or selecting), might usable as substitute for root crops such as carrots, turnips, and/or potatoes. This could provide much of the nutrition and texture of such crops without the neccessity of disturbing the soil structure to obtain them. Thanks for your thoughts on this matter.