Black Diamond Apples

[BlueBerry]

What’s the avg. size of your King David apples? And how sour are they?
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[applenut]

I would call them small the medium, not sour at all, but a rich, well-balanced sweet/tart. It looks a lot like Arkansas Black but the texture is much more eatable right off the tree. The aroma is heavenly.

[BlueBerry]

Thanks…actually I am still trying to identify an apple I have. This description sounds about right, except for size.

Also, the kind of apple I like. But, I am getting heavy already on red skinned late apples.

[applenut]

Maybe this will help, its a King David description from the 1925 Stark Bros. catalog.

[Arhus76]

You have not been lucky, because seeds are not forbidden to my knowledge.
It is more likely that they have been lost. Or the wrong address.
What were you looking for as seeds?

[BlueBerry]

Thanks, applenut. This is the most convincing info yet. It would be welcome news if my 28 year old tree is actually King David. It would almost be dark enough to be Arkansas Black, but I’ve grown that, so it’s not ArkBlack. Maybe I’ll remember to take picture and share when a new season comes. (My tree was mis-labled from Miller nursery, and as they did indeed carry King David back then as I recall, it would be possible that is what I have. It hangs until after frost and does the best without spraying of anything I have much experience with. The Stark promo seems to nail it.)

[BlueBerry]

Further, my tree has never had more than 2 bushels…which could be why I am experiencing bigger fruits when your description says they’re on the small side?

(The only tree I have which sets a super heavy crop is Anoka…and I end up with lots of sour golf ball sized apples in late June.)

[castanea]

Seeds are illegal without a permit.

[BlueBerry]

Eat the apple seeds and all…and don’t go to the bathroom until you get home!
Ha…that’s what I’ve been told some drug smugglers do.
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