I couldn’t wait any longer. This is the first june type apple that I would rate as pretty good. I think I got lucky and it was at it’s peak. Pretty sure it’s peak is only 2-3 days at most. It had a good sweet to tart balance.
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Please update your thoughts on your Yellow June when they ripen.
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Will do. I had an early drop due to the ferocious winds we’ve experienced this spring, and while it was clearly not ready and had little sweetness yet, it preliminarily reminded me of Yellow Transparent. I grow the latter as well, but they ripen somewhat later.
I’ve grafted a few more early apples here: Summer Rose, Early Harvest, Bevan’s Favorite, Early Joe, and Primate. Only Summer Rose and Early Joe will bear this year, and they’re not as far along as CRJ and YJ. I also planted a Shell on MM111 this season, and it will be the earliest of my apples, but it’ll be a few years before I can sample it.
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That’s encouraging, and agrees with some of the other reviews that I’ve seen.
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So exciting! Bill has a winner!
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BUMP!
Do any of you fine forum members have the Henry Clay apple of Kentucky? I’ve been trying to get a tree or scionwood for years. A few close calls but still no dice.
I can trade or pay.
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Bill,
I pulled off two of the CRJ today hanging from some summer budwood I wanted to clip for a friend… and to see what’s up with these things. One was riddled with weevils. The other was blemish free but still very small.
I picked it too early. It was sour and astringent. Oh well; I ate it anyway!
I have a few more CRJs still hanging. I’ll give them some more time…
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My second one is turning red and I’m going to let it stay on the tree a little longer than the first. With only two it is difficult to determine the correct stage to pick and test it.
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Matt- Horne Creek Preservation Orchard list Henry Clay in their inventory. Email Jason to see about it: Jason.bowen@ncdcr.gov Steve PS I posted on NAFEX FB to see if any backyard growers had HC for you but appears not.
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Bill, great job.
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Jerry, Shell will most certainly bear heavily for you next spring, it is a solidly consistent 2nd year bearer. Thin it hard.
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I’m starting to get some Early Joe and State Fair in now, both are pretty good for early apples. Both are aromatic sweet types.
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Just inquiring…
No one mentioned devonshire quarrenden or irish peach, thoughts?
I dont have this but i sure want them!
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I know it is July, but I just thought I would mention that we picked our first Gravensteins today. They are one of the world’s great apples because they let you know when they are ripe by the most intense aroma and by starting to fall off the tree. We will continue picking them for a month, as they ripen very gradually.
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Thanks for the tip!
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I tried three of these today, in a range of ripeness. The best was the middle one, which was a very light green mottled with with nearly white patches. The darker all-green one wasn’t ready, and the nearly-pale-yellow one was spongy and overripe.
It’s a pleasantly tart apple, softer than I like for fresh eating, but a decent candidate for baking or frying. Mine wouldn’t have been sweet enough for applesauce without some extra sugar. I’m guessing that Carolina Red June is a more versatile apple, though slightly later.
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How big are your Early Joes, Scott? I know that it’s a small apple, but mine are not much bigger than a Wickson so far, and I’m not sure how much more growth to expect.
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Thanks
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Mine are about the size of Pixie Crunch, in other words a notch bigger than Wickson. The State Fair are a similar size.
Lets hope the squirrels let me keep some, I have been fighting back the most massive squirrel waves recently. I now have ten traps locked and loaded.
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