I found Lodi was much better picked a bit early, a better balance of sweet and tart and not as soft. I didn’t find it overly tart, even picked early. I will admit I thought twice about moving it from the nursery bed to the orchard, I was underwhelmed.
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makes great pies and applesauce even if you dont like them fresh. would work good as a additive to cider also.
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The consistency in the pie was like a purée. That didn’t make for a particularly good pie.
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if used green just before they yellow they hold their shape better. after that they are best used for applesauce. my experience is with yellow transparent, but they are similar.
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The Lodi apples around here are pretty but that’s about it. They do not last long after being picked before they start getting soft and mushy. Similar to a Yellow Transparent in use and storage.
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I agree. Lodi is a pretty, medium to large apple.
we used to harvest ours when they were just about to yellow up. would can/ freeze lots of applesauce and freeze slices for later use. timing was critical. sometimes would mix them with some later apples in recipes. most apples that grew here when i was younger were mostly the early cooking types. a Cortland/ Macintosh were considered sweet apples and not many were growing around here back then.
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Good advice and suggestions. TY.
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Very lovely!
My new Fuji that is bearing for first time sort of looks like your GoldRush…but subtle striping is starting to develop. Keep snapping those pics…you’ll have some more I’m sure.
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got 16 apples growing on my SargEnt’s crab for the 1st time. lost the tags but i remember i have sweet16, burgundy, frostbite, and a red fleshed one from Skillcult. not all grafted branches produced fruit, but most did. going to be interesting figuring out what’s what. the Williams pride and Clarks crab i put in this spring have put on alot of growth with no amendments likely due to all the rain we got so far. was a great spring to plant stuff.
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Hi all, this is my first year getting Reine des Reinette apples. If anyone else is growning them, could I please have a picture to compare how mine are doing? It is almost mid August and only one is starting to turn yellowish. Many have hints of red. Just hints. Many thanks, Mrs.G
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I have one Rhine des Reinette tree and had two apples on it this year- it is still a young tree. However, something got those apples off my tree so I have no idea what they look like. They were both not ripe and were small.
I wish I could help you out. 
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Mrs. G.,
I know you want a pic of RdR from growers here but not sure those who grow it took pics.
Here is the pic from Scott’s Farm in Vermont. The farm has a good reputation.
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I have a RdR tree but ran out of space so I gave the tree to a friend. It has not flowered yet.
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Thanks what I am looking for is to see if the yellow starts appearing before the red. Its a pretty apple and sooo good for cooking.
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Burkittsville Red - developed by a small cider mill in VA. Cummins had it for a year or two. It no longer appears on any google searches or search on cummins. Hinted that it had Bramley’s parentage and certainly looks like it. Bumpy bottom, big big apple.
We are trying it for dessert tonight. The pic of two apples it to compare its size to liberty. Bc there is no info anyplace i dont actually know its ripening date. Im assuming its green, no red anyplace, despite its name. . If its not ripe i will keep an eye out for color. (This one dropped when i walked into it)
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A quick look of the first pic, it reminds me of Calville Blanc d’ Hiver apple. It is one of my favorite apples
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Calville has the bumpy bottom right? Its very close in appearance. I was looking at pictures, bramley’s seems rounder and more squat. You are likely right, some calville in parentage maybe. Is calville a large apple?
I will post about taste later on.
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Mine too. There are quite a few varieties of Calvilles.
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