I was out thinning apples today and noticed a lot (maybe half) of my Hudson’s Golden Gem apples are cracked. It’s been pretty rainy of late, but I don’t see any other apples cracked.
This tree is on M27 rootstock and is the same one which cracked badly in 2013. Unlike that time, I can’t blame bagging here. I haven’t bagged any, as I’ve done a couple “real” sprays, though I’ll probably bag a few of each apple just in case.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1479571/apples-cracking-due-to-heavy-rains
Anyone else have cracking with apples on M27 rootstocks, or Hudson’s Golden Gem? I’d be interested to narrow down the cause. If nobody is having trouble with either, maybe I can figure it out in a few years when my nearby HGG graft (on a Sweet16 on B9) is bearing .
