Heirloom apples rarely taste good as grown in my soil/climate, so take my review with a grain of salt. Will be interested to hear your taste review one day.
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My Frostbite had no blooms this year. But the couple Frostbite Iāve had (picked early to beat the varmints) had quite a bit of sugar but no flavor as such. Iām hoping for better over time.
May have to add it to a Frankentreeā¦I canāt seem to get much production from some 7-foot Odysso treesā¦but have 3 or 4 set on one limb of a Frankentreeā¦and Iām more optomistic those Iāll get a genuine sample from finally about the end or September.
Well, I grafted a number of Husk Sweet scions last year. This year, one of them that I topworked to a bearing wild crab had a couple blossoms. One apple set. Iāve been watching that apple all year, expecting some critter to rob it before I get a chance to taste it.
Today, it dawned me on that this apple is green. Like grass green. The only pics Iāve seen of Husk Sweet are of a red apple. Iām guessing this is another wrong request filled. Bummer
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I saw you mentioned in a previous post that you worried your season isnāt long enough to ripen it. Do you think itās green because itās just underripe? They list it as ripening in late October in North Carolina. Sound like a pretty late apple. I grafted it this year as well so I might be in the same boat here in Iowa.
I have a Fall Limbertwig that I got from them several years ago and it has its first fruits this year. They list it as ripening in mid-October in NC, but on my tree itās still very green. Not sure if I can ripen that one either.
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I suppose itās possible. Iāve not seen an apple thatās supposed to be dark red at maturity be very green this late in fall, but like you said it may just take so long to ripen that it will never happen here.
I plan to take a pic tomorrow and send it to the Joyners. Maybe theyāll be able to tell me one way or the other.
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I found a hint of orange.
I sent the Joyners an email with the pics. Iāll update if/when I hear back.
I did notice that the BHC website lists Tolman Sweet as ripening in Nov/Dec. Thatās even later than Husk Sweet. Tolman Sweet ripens here in mid-late October.
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Given the situation in much of N.C., I have no idea if/when Iāll hear back from the Joyners.
I did look at pics of Husk Spice on the BHC website
and of Husk Sweet
I have a strong suspicion my tree is a Husk Spice.
edited to add: Well, I kept the only Husk Sweet apple I had in the crisper until tonight (10/29) I tried a bite of it. I suppose its possible that it is Husk Sweet. The only taste was just a hint of sweetness. Very bland. Iāll give the tree a few more years and see if the fruit improves.
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Anybody growing Husk Sweet got pics of the fruit?The tree I grafted from BHC is bearing fruit again this year, and it is again green with a red blush in spots. Iām going to send pics to the Joyners again and see if they think it may be Husk Spice. It sucks to wait years for fruit and then have it be not what it was supposed to be.