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From: "loneroc" <>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Early apples
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:37:05 -0600
Hi Ed,
I don't have Ginger Gold but I like Vista Bella for a very early apple. As
with all early apple time of picking is crucial for texture, but if you get
it just right it has a very crisp texture. It's not particularly scab
resistant--it also has large (white) flowers and although it is an early
bloomer it was one of three apples that bore a full crop for me last year
when a series of hard late freezes wiped out just about everything else.
For a Krispi treat that comes a bit later in the season Centennial!