Are you growing any from the ‘emo’ collection i.e. Passion, Faith, Hope, Joy?
I couldn’t resist picking up Faith and Joy this summer from nursery.
Faith:
Joy:
Neither totally ripe yet. About the same ripening timetable as my Agria. Would be earlier in Seattle/Portland.
yeah on the strength of that osu test I linked I got hope, faith and gratitude from burnt ridge this year but they arrived as pretty weak grafted plugs, it’s going to be at least two years till fruit I think. on my wishlist but I couldn’t find to order are compassion, passion and joy. yours are fruting the first year? awesome, you must have gotten very nice plants locally. generally all of these arkansas varieties seem to be excellent here, among the best, which is a shame because it hints that we have potential for a locally-adapted breeding program but none exists
Well I kinda cheated… combing through the 4’ vines till I found ones that had set fruit!
Now I’ll have to see if they can take a winter like last year.
my broadacres nursery notes:
I went today, on their 2nd weekend. some of the early stuff like interlaken was already fully picked and some of the late stuff wasn’t ready yet. so my notes on each variety aren’t fair in a lot of cases. I went with my father in law and ended up buying our two favorites (of the varieties I didn’t already have), mine was diamond muscat and his was sweet seduction. my overall favorite was probably vanessa but I already have that
generally I prefer sweet and crisp grapes, there were a few that were crisp enough, my favorites list was vanessa, saturn, summer royal, diamond muscat, fiesta. My father in law likes sweet plus complex flavor without as much emphasis on texture, his favorites list was Bronx, Jupiter, thomcord, sweet seduction
anyway here are my quick notes as we walked the vineyard. sampling was encouraged. a great visit, I recommend it if you live nearby. they sell almost all of these as one-season rooted cuttings so you can find your favorites and then buy them (other than the patented joy/gratitude/etc. and royalty-needing monastery muscat, and a couple others). next year I’ll probably visit again but on a different weekend, I think the first weekend to try all the early stuff
I think I share your dad’s palate.
Sweet Seduction, Einset, and Jupiter are my favorite that I’ve grown, probably in that order for eating, but opposite for easily getting good quality fruit.
I’ve also grown Reliance, Venus, Glenora, and Canadice. All chosen by description.
Murky, do you not get great tasting grapes every year, but when you do they are plentiful? Or you just don’t get that much every year no mater the weather.
I have a Jupiter at my mother’s house that produces well every year. The other grapes there, and the grapes at my current place, don’t get proper care.
The Reliance, right next to my house, produces well. I don’t protect it from the wildlife though, and don’t like them as much as any of those others. I now wish I’d put a grape I like better there. They are fine, just nothing to get excited about.
Mirabelles are meaty and drier than average plums.
I attended an apple and pear tasting/picking today at the Mt Vernon Research Station in MtV, Washington. The 20 acre site has plantings of antique apples, pears, peaches, plums, mulberries, kiwi, filberts, medlar, and berries.
Of the antiques, I thought Wealthy was especially good with streaks of red and a good sweet tart balance:
The fellow next to me said Wealthy were planted by the acre in Wisconsin.
Two newer sweet Japanese varieties that were especially good: Hatsuaki and Daliest (aka Elstar). Thin skin, sweet, and crisp. Very Fuji-like. I’ll be looking for those scions for next year.
Finally, they had a plateful of Cornelian Cornus Mas …that were awful!
Mushy apple taste with thick skin - maybe just past their prime!!
I too am not a fan. This year I finally got to try some at various stages of ripeness, and at their peak, they were okay. I don’t like the texture. They go pretty quickly from sour and astringent to soft and mealy.
Local persimmon starting to ripen. Likely a Fuyu or something similar as it is non astringent. It’s located on public land. I picked a few last year, they were very tasty. If anyone else is growing Fuyu in our climate, how does the current color compare to yours?
Mine are less colored. Most of my persimmons seem behind compared to last year.
Looks like Ichi Ki Ke Jiro
Oh, It could be. Is it the shape of the fruit that makes you suspect that it might be Ichi Ki Ke Jiro?
Yes, and those really prominent grooves, plus it ripening early.
My apples are still slightly shy of 15 Brix. I think most of them will achieve it before significant rain, but the cold late spring set the ripening back long enough to effect the Brix. I think the 13 days of 90+ we got did more harm than good. My Jonagold tested 14.2 Brix 3 days ago, but I am hoping to squeeze out as much sugar as I can this year.
My Galas are of a similar potency, but there is something that makes a Jonagold of the same Brix more enjoyable. They make awesome pies when they are still young enough to have some starchiness. No cornstarch required, there is enough in the fruit to be yummy when cooked.
Here’s a photo of the fruit I picked last year. Do they still match the profile of Ichi Ki Kei?
They were slightly underripe when I picked them in mid October. Placing them in a sealed container with a banana allowed them to ripen in days.
I was walking past the Oregon Curlfree that I planted this spring and is this already some PLC on the newest growth? Wouldn’t be a good sign if it’s showing symptoms before its first rainy season…
That doesn’t look like PLC.Just an odd leaf,that needs to grow more.
Anyone up here in Canada know where I can get golden crab apple scions? Thanks.
