I'm originally from an apple farm in Cincinnati. I read that based upon
a survey of orchardists, the top pick for Ohio was Jonathan: an all
around wonderful eating, cooking, everything apple.
I was disappointed when I found I could not grow it here in Virginia
without commercial spray practices. It is highly susceptible to cedar
apple rust.
But in Ohio, it was a great apple! I recommend it to you.
Barbara Rosholdt Z7a
Central Piedmont Virginia
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Subject: Apple suggestions
From:Deb S <debs913@gmail.com>
Date:Sat, 2 Oct 2010 14:51:23 -0400
To:nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
I am looking to add several apple trees and these are my first round picks:
Gravenstein
Grimes Golden
Smokehouse
Wolf River
Hudson's Golden Gem
Fiesta
I am in SE Ohio, zone 6 with very heavy clay soil most of it sloped. I
am looking for 1) apples with excellent flavor for fresh eating 2)
interesting apples for sauce and cooking 3) disease resistance
I am also looking for suggestions for crab apples good for canning and
making jelly.