Anyone know if they will be offering scion this winter?
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Got to try a shackleford that got pecked at by a bird. The flavor is mostly cider-y with some generic pear flavor and definitely some ripe banana flavor as well. It reminds me a lot of envy that you can get at grocery stores. Overall it is good to very good, but not particularly compelling or complex. The average person would like this, especially if they like envy. Vigorous and easy to grow with no disease issues. Supposedly it keeps well into May.
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Tried one Kittageskee that looked ripe, but they could still use a week or two. This is my second year getting fruit, and it is for sure a November apple. They taste better after some time in storage, they sweeten up and the acid goes down. It is kind of odd and almost reminds me more of an asian pear than an apple. It is vinous with a âcleanâ taste, as well as some pine undertones. Like with most of the lost apples, it is an easy grower with good disease resistance and good cropping. It is compelling enough to grow, and I already have some seedlings of it growing.
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Kittageskee here is one of my few apple experiments that has worked out over 40 years. No spray, hot/humid. Yes, definitely a Nov. apple. Love the taste.
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I just grafted a Kittageskee and I am looking forward to tasting this when I get some fruit. Looks like a nice apple to have in an orchard. I feel lucky to get the scions AND the fact they took on a rootstock.
thatâs a beautiful dapple color
Frazierâs Prolific: Itâs big and itâs bland. Thats about it. This one was just under 4" diameter. It is extremely vigorous. The scion they originally sent me was almost an inch thick. I tested the pollen and it is viable so not a triploid.
It likely wouldnât have been ripe for another 2-3 weeks, but the birds got to it. It is somewhat interesting for breeding but there is no real reason to grow it for consumption.
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You sure thatâs not the work of teeth, probably small teeth. Pecking usually looks different here.
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Looks like animal bites to me as well. Not bird pecks.
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Yes you are right. Either rat or squirrel. Not sure which
Squirrels here usually take the whole fruit- grey and red ones. Chipmunks do that kind of damage. They like fruit too and probably use it as a drinking fountain.
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Groundhogs and deep take those bigger bites as well. The deer ate up all the lower hanging fruit on my one apple tree with bites take out of them like that.
I have steptoe flowering for the first time which is supposed to be very good.
Also hoping to try elkhorn which all dropped last year
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Beautiful apple. (Shackleford) What part of the country are you growing in?
Puget Sound area.
One of the reasons why I am interested in the lost apples is disease resistance since many have survived 100 years unattended, so I bet they would be easy to grow in many areas. Shackleford in particular I am surprised got lost based on how good it is on top of being super easy to grow.
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following this post for pictures and updates !!
i have a interest in iowa flat , ewalt and polly bemis
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Ewalt has some good reviews. Wishing I would have grafted Iowa flat since it looks good. Fink is a new one found that looks good as well. I grafted Polly Bemis a couple of years ago but it didnât take. I will likely make another order for these next year.
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Poly Bemis is on my list for next year, as I used to guide on the Main Salmon and stop at the ranch where it was found.
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I grew up in Idaho and Polly Bemis was a part of Idaho history, including a topic in an 8th grade history class. While lurking through the Lost Apple Project and noticing her name on an apple variety It became something I immediately needed. Shortly after receiving a scion, my wife gave me a book about a Chinese woman named Polly Bemis, authored by Priscilla Wegars. It dispelled the greatest myth about her life that she was won in poker game by saloon owner, and sometime miner, Charlie Bemis - she wasnât. It was an interesting read. I hope the apple lives up to my expectations, as well as everyone elseâs.
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