I bought a Reliance tree from Tractor Supply in the spring of 2016, it produced around 8 fruits last summer. It was better than I thought it would be. Here is a pic of the first Reliance I tried last summer: What fruits did you eat today? - #984 by ztom
As I recall, the rest hung on the tree for me without falling and they got sweeter. A few hit 15 brix.
Maybe this will help–> The best Redhavens that summer were better than the best Reliance, but the best Reliance were better than the middle of the pack Redhavens, and all of them were good. The Contenders I got later in the summer were probably better than the Redhaven. Veteran and Madison were probably a little better than Reliance. Again, all of them were good and worth growing in my opinion. I am in what is now considered zone 6a, but traditionally was 5a.
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