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Post by feather on Sept 8, 2019 15:45:53 GMT
I'm a big fan of granny smith apples, so tart and crisp. DH is a big fan of gala apples and we keep those in the house all the time. Red and Gold delicious, have a lousy texture to me, but DH likes them fine.
Do you have trees and do you have a favorite?
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Post by Cabin Fever on Sept 8, 2019 17:36:48 GMT
My favorite is Haralson. It is tart, crisp, and a very good keeper.
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Post by vickilynn on Sept 8, 2019 19:04:36 GMT
I have interstitial cystitis and can’t do tart. I’m partial to Pink Lady apples.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2019 2:56:18 GMT
The old red striped gravenstein....James
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Post by LauraD on Sept 9, 2019 12:13:23 GMT
Golden delicious!!!
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Post by 1shotwade on Sept 9, 2019 14:43:33 GMT
Ditto!
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Post by Maura on Sept 9, 2019 16:54:20 GMT
Honeycrisp and Braeburn
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Post by horseyrider on Sept 16, 2019 22:55:07 GMT
I planted a Cox's Orange Pippin a few years ago. I thought it'd be fun to try a heritage variety that I've read about but never tasted. Then I learned it's Queen Elizabeth's favorite apple, so the curiosity about taste grew accordingly. I finally got some fruit this year. They are delicious! They have this curious flavor that's reminiscent of orange, pineapple, and mango. The flesh is fine and very white and crisp, it's juicy as one can ever ask, and the fruits are large, ruby red, with yellow blushes when ripe. Oh my, this is such a nice addition to the orchard! I bet it would be terrific in apple juice, bringing brightness and complexity to the final mixture. I also like Golden Delicious for their unparalleled versatility. They hold their shape well when baked, make great sauce, and are fine in hand. I love Macs for crisps and pies; they have a depth of flavor that I find the most appealing. Cortlands are little workhorses, but mine hasn't borne any fruit yet. Opals are incredible; complex flavor and such a perfume! They seem to show up late in the season, and are a treat in hand. But unfortunately, the trees are licensed and unavailable for home orchards. This is a great chart, feather! There are some I've never heard of. Now I need to look around and see if I can find a new treat. |
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Post by Weed on Sept 24, 2019 16:57:54 GMT
Wife likes Granny Smith and I prefer the Gala and Stayman Winesap. For dehydrating we like the Cortlands sliced into 1/4" thick rings
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Post by susannah on Sept 26, 2019 21:09:35 GMT
We have one apple tree and the apples are disgusting (according to me). I don't know what type of apples they are but I don't even like them masked with a ton of cinnamon in applesauce (although my grandchildren WILL eat the applesauce). No worries about waste, though - the deer are pretty good at shaking the branches to get to the apples.
Lately I've been eating a lot of Zestar! apples; they're easy to find at farmers markets around here because they ripen early. I brought some down to my son's house and my daughter-in-law was happy to get them; she said she doesn't buy that type at farm markets because they're more expensive. They were pretty reasonable up here. My grandson ate most of them.
My old favorite is McIntosh; I've been eating those forever. But I'd love to find a few of the apples on the chart that I've never heard of. Not a huge likelihood up here but maybe when visiting family.
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Sept 26, 2019 22:11:56 GMT
My husband takes an apple in his lunchbox every workday. He used to take Gala apples but now his absolute fave are the Fujis. We have some open ground on our property and he is talking of perhaps planting some apple trees out there. I will definitely be doing some research to see if Fujis are available and would do alright in our area... ~Mari ETA - We do have a Golden Delicious/Red Delicious up here at the house that we got from Stark Bros. years ago. We've never once seen a Red Delicious on it though.  Oh well... Since we've lived here the woods has closed in a bit and it isn't getting all of the sunshine it needs. I've been toying around with the idea of propagating it early next Spring and if that works - planting some out at the open area. |
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Post by feather on Sept 26, 2019 22:16:49 GMT
I noticed that some of the favorite apples of some of us, aren't in the chart. I looked for a more diverse chart of apples that included those outliers, but could not find one. Mari-in-IN, I've been very happy with Stark Brothers nursery, mail order online, very good delivery and choices. If you are doing research give them a look see. |
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Post by sugarspinner on Oct 3, 2019 18:02:11 GMT
Melrose. These are a cross of Red Delicious, which we absolutely do not like because they're mealy, and Jonathans, which we do like a lot. Melroses are tart, juicy, very crisp and good keepers. Interestingly, they are russeted though neither of the parent varieties are. They remind me somewhat of Stamen Winesaps.
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Post by farmerjack on Oct 3, 2019 19:14:03 GMT
Like Golden and Ambrosia for pies and sauce. Never have add any sugar.
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Oh well... Since we've lived here the woods has closed in a bit and it isn't getting all of the sunshine it needs. I've been toying around with the idea of propagating it early next Spring and if that works - planting some out at the open area.
