Yes, the red pigment is obvious in the stems, leaves, veins (and inside the stem also if you cut it/prune it in a couple years–at least it is in the big seedling in back left of your picture.
You’ll note the one to it’s right also has some red coloring in it’s leaves/stem, and probably some others…but you can be sure the one biggest seedling is going to have pink or red flesh also once it has fruit. (Some of the others may, or may not.)
I’d actually like to study more into this…but the Albert Etter red flesh apples have a different gene that gives the fruit pink color, but the leaves my not express red coloration.
Most of my family is only marginally interested in my apple nerd stuff but the Lucy Glo might have convinced them. Served up some Rose and Glo at a family gathering and one person bought a Lucy Glo tree from Gurney’s on the spot (he doesn’t have any other apple trees yet) and my mom and MIL immediately ran off to the store to buy some Glos for themselves “in case they sold out” (I did tell them that wasn’t happening, but they insisted).
Still don’t know what’s up with the Roses. I’ve never had one that seems properly ripe, decent texture, and also has the nice color. It’s always 2 of the 3 at best. This one (the larger, lighter apple) seemed underripe and too sour when normally it’s an apple with too low acid.
Glo has been excellent this year, at least the ones my grocery store is getting. Every one is just a little fruit candy bomb with lots of acid. The color reels people in but the flavor is what really gets them. Really looking forward to my trees arriving.
There’s so many more possibilities to be explored.
Somebody is crossing Rubaiyat to Australian apples.
Somebody ‘found’ seedlings of Airlie’s R.F. assumed to be fathered by Honeycrisp.
I figure I need to experiment using varieties other people may not be.
I guess this is the patent, “Howell TC3”? Sure sounds like Lucy Glo, at least:
And expires on Christmas day, 2035. They’ve done a good job getting people this interested in an apple so early in the patent period.
I had previously decided I wasn’t going to bother with apples because of the pest pressure, but these apples have almost convinced me to go against that. If they are this good from the store, what would they be like home grown? Definitely my favorite apple at the moment.
You inspired me to cut open my latest Lucy Glo and collect some seeds to start. I’ll try to fruit one of its seedlings before the patent expires, and if it’s terrible then I’ll celebrate by topworking with its mother once that’s allowed.
That’s great, I love it. But what I really want to know is where are you still finding the apples.? The sprouts on N Aurora was the only place I found them and they said that’s it for the season when I asked.
I see a trip to w Seattle soon if you know a store still with a stash?
Hah! No, this one was found forgotten in the back of my crisper drawer from a couple weeks ago. I got them at both PCC and QFC about two and three weeks ago, but haven’t seen them since then.
It had lost a bit of the nice tart bite and was starting to turn a purplish color after only a few weeks being stored, but was still ok. Not as good as when it’s more fresh.
I’m thankful for the window of good apples I got this year and content to move to better keepers until next winter. Plus super thrilled that I’ve supposedly got a tree coming my way.
Hello. I am based in Romania, Central Europe. If all goes well, my Lucy Glo grafts will bear fruit this year. Is there anyone willing to send a Lucy Rose scion next winter to me via priority mail? I can offer Lucy Glo and other redfleshed apples or pears.
You are breaking US laws. Admins have said many times that oversea scion exchange with US members without proper certification is illegal. It can bring in new diseases and pests that could cause more damage than anyone could imagine.
We do know people will still do it because they “must have” such varieties for personal gain.
We just want to let you and everyone know that this forum do not support such practice.
Also, many times, new members will show up, convince other members to illegally exchange with them. Not only the members break US laws, they found a few years later that the scionwood from overseas was not true to labels.
