But I also can get pretty determined about what I want. A few years back I
put in an order with Cummins that stretched out for 3 or 4 years till
everything I asked for became available and was shipped. Possibly Stephen
Cummins had me down as a serious nutcase.. but I did get my trees. Tress
take a while to produce fruit and IMO, if a certain fruit is what you want
it is okay to wait a year or two, or more for the tree. Tree fruit is
hardly a matter of instant gratification.
We do sell Keepsake most years (on Antonovka) in the Fedco catalog.
This year we did not have enough to offer it in the catalog (big
seller when we do) but we do have enough trees to offer as a "special
order". If interested, please contact me directly. we also offer
GoldRush most years.
Regards,
John Bunker
Fedco
john@fedcoseeds.com
www.fedcoseeds.com
PO Box 520
Waterville ME 04903
207-873-7333
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On Jan 29, 2012, at 9:02 PM, Dave Griffin wrote:
> I don't grow apples either but I have Keepsake too and love its
> aromatics,
> sweet flavor and hard crisp texture. You'd better know how to graft
> if you
> want to grow it though because it is hard to find finished trees for
> sale
> even in MN. This is because of its smaller than commercial size and
> also
> because it kind of got lost coming out of MN as it did in the shadow
> of
> Honeycrisp, (Ironically, DNA testing has now determined it is one
> parent of
> HC). Goldrush and Keepsake - two different kinds of good storage
> apples!
>
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Melissa Kacalanos" <mijwiz@yahoo.com>
> To: "Nate Steele D.C." <yeehaw502@yahoo.com>; "nafex mailing list at
> ibiblio" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Gold Rush
>
>
> We subscribed to an organic fruit CSA last year, which included many
> different apples. Almost all of them had some sort of flaw that
> would have
> gotten them thrown out of a supermarket: bugs, botches, etc. But
> 'Goldrush'
> was flawless. Now that they've had time to mature in the fridge,
> they're
> starting to get tasty, too. I'd sworn I wouldn't plant apples
> because they
> were too much trouble, but 'Goldrush' is tempting.
>
> The most delicious apple in our CSA share was 'Keepsake' which was as
> bug-free as 'Goldrush' but covered with sooty blotch. Wonderfully
> aromatic
> and sweet, though.
>
>
> Melissa
> zone 5, central NY
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: mark wessel <growyourown@earthlink.net>
> To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 5:59 PM
> Subject: [nafex] Gold Rush
>
> Every year I buy a box of Gold Rush apples at a local produce market
> that
> sources them from an almost local orchard. This years were purchased
> about a
> week before thanksgiving.
> At the time of purchase the apples were so intensely sweet and
> intensely
> sour and extremely crunchy, that they were nearly inedible. I could
> only
> finish half an apple. I was a bit bummed, but I knew they would
> transform
> into the apple I love. They have transformed. Gold Rush is an
> amazing apple.
> An incredible balance of Sweet, Acid and Flavor with great texture.
> Not only
> that, they store very well. My supply should hold out till April.
> Then my
> thoughts will turn to berries. It is a shame that it isnt a common
> supermarket variety.
> Mark
> Cincinnati
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