Do Limbertwigs ripen further north?

General Fruit Growing
#1

I ordered a black Limbertwig arriving this spring. I’ve never had one, but I thought it might be an interesting addition to the orchard after reading about its taste and history. Now I’m wondering if that was wise after looking into ripening dates.

I don’t see many orchards this far north growing Limbertwigs. We have about 160 frost free days. If a Limbertwig would struggle in zone 5 with that length season, I’d like to spare the heartache and plant something better suited to my region.

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#2

The tree is said to be winter hardy in zone 5, but I do not know about the ripening. Anybody growing Winesap? Probably about the same ripening time.
My Black Limbertwig is a 2018 graft and hasn’t grown very much.

#3

I’ve ripened Stayman’s Winesap here (lat. 46.92) but it wasn’t the apple it should have been. I’ll give it another couple of years and see. A friend took his out.

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