This look a lot like the Orleans Reinettes that I bought at Scott Farm in early October. And it quickly became my favorite apple, eclipsing Ashmead’s Kernel. So I’d vote that this is the real Orleans from your box.
It truely is incredible. Really really excellent. Must have just had one in the box thats a dud since the other 3 ive had have all had that same excellent sweet -tart flavor. The others have had less russeting but still great flavor.
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The last of the Ark Blacks were picked yesterday. Some held on a lot longer than in previous years. They had mellowed quite a bit and were almost as twangy and sweet as a good Winesap.
My favorite late Fall meal. Collards, Pork sirloin smothered in fried Ark Blacks.
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We will be getting the same thing tomorrow. I picked all my apples off today. The temps are going down to 23 degrees for the next two nights. Better safe than sorry. I picked nine 5 gallon buckets of apples off of two trees. I had picked just as much off of those two the first of the week. PLENTY of apples this zero. I had pretty much zero apples last year. Some sort of frost/freeze, etc… hit them last year just as they were blooming.
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woke up to about a in. here also. potato and walking onions still bright green.
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