Figured this apple needed its own thread. I am curious to hear from folks who grow Harrison to know how it does with disease resistance and fresh eating? I know it’s primarily a cider apple but I’ve heard it’s good to eat as well.
It tastes good, it has a rich flavor. It’s not crisp at all though and many people today won’t eat apples that are not crisp. It’s a bit worse than average on diseases, it gets some rots. But most of them are OK, it’s not a horrible rotter.
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I have 8 trees, 5 on B.118 and 3 on M.111. I had fruit for the first time this year and I’d echo Scott’s comments. I don’t have rot issues here in the Adirondacks though. This is a very vigorous tree and for me it’s been very upright, a tree that would benefit from pulling branches down, and which requires heavy winter pruning. I have one tree on M.111 that took on an overall yellow tinge last year and I’m not sure what’s going on with it. Nice apple, I can see where it would lean more toward a cider apple than an eater.
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I had a Harrison in CA, from treesofantiquity. Very vigorous, early bearing. Fruit was yellow when ripe, and dry tasting, not good eating for my taste.
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