I don’t buy or sell wood. I trade for it or give it away to folks who make it very easy for me. I have a wide selection of varieties and wood that is much better (thicker and healthier) than a lot of the wood I trade for because growing fruit trees for sale is part of my livelihood. The rest of it is managing scores of non-commercial orchards with lots of very old apple trees and a wide range of younger trees mostly from my nursery.
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I hear ya. I was just replying in response to nurseries selling large numbers of different heirloom varieties like Trees of Antiquity.
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I think you’ll like the ZR once it starts producing some fruit.
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Excited to hear that, grafted it to a wickson tree this year.
Unusual overtones? Lady: almond when grown in E. WA & kept until Christmas. Both years I bought it at Feil Pioneer Fruit Stand in East Wenatchee.
GoldRush in my yard (Spokane): coriander or cardamom, depending on the season.
Bardsey: lemon, even after baking.
Twenty Ounce seems to shift overtones depending on conditions. A batch grown on a NE slope of granitic soil had amplified apple taste. A batch grown in northern Idaho at 3,000 feet had a hint of mint. (Still waiting for a first taste from my tree - maybe this season on basalt sand facing south at 2,040 ft.)
Hunt Russet: tangerine followed by rose.
Claygate: cheese & nuts (Provolone & hazelnut?)
Hubbardston Nonesuch: anise in some years.
Lamb Abbey: if you squint you may detect pineapple some years
Manchurian crab: orange/tangerine
Overripe Hewes Crab: malt & cinnamon
Ripe Smokehouse: caramel & malt
King David: similar to Smokehouse but not as juicy & shorter window of opportunity (eastern WA)
Arkansas Black: apparently it either does weird things in my neighborhood or my taste buddies are wonky: tastes like a bad penny to me every time, even stored two months.
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I like your taste review here of the various apples. I was looking at the King David to get, not now though after reading about it. I agree with your taste review of the Arkansas Black. I had a tree years ago and thought it tasted weird as well. I tried it stored as well over many months and it was still not tasting good to me. Glad I am not the only one that did not like the taste of it.
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I was dashed about King David, since it looked so good on paper & anecdotes across our fair land praised it. However, it didn’t seem to appreciate the low oven temperatures of my area & lost condition much faster than expected. My wife & I were intrigued by the caramel aspect, in particular.
We live near desert, with 13% relative humidity by noon June - September. Some apples shrug off the dry heat and others either gas away all taste &/or moisture or somehow concentrate them.
Living in Ohio, you may find King David meets all hopes.
Smokehouse was a revelation for me last October. It was grown in northern Idaho, with somewhat less stringent conditions. I hope to begin growing it as soon as I can get grafts started, which should be very soon. Some leaves are beginning to poke out of buds on the earliest apple trees.
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Fatboy/Butterball grafted last Spring. Scion from 39th Parallel. Thanks for bringing it to our attention Clark!
Looks like it will bloom later than most of my other crabs which is nice.
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Those look great!
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My tree from 39th parallel that I planted early this spring had blossoms as well! I picked them off, but you can tell this thing is prolific
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I do not mind blooms. Helps find out if a tree is self fertile. Parks Pippin is definitely self fertile. But now there are about 40 fruitlets that will have to go.
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Sorry if we missed your post. You can find all these and more apples at https://39thparallel.com/
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I bought my Hunge apple tree from Century Farm Orchards. If you are still looking for one you can check there. I just looked and Century Farm Orchards have it available with a B9 rootstock. The M111 rootstock is sold out for spring. Just wanted to let you know.
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They have some unique products. That orchard is an excellent choice.
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I have bought quite a few unique apple trees from them. Always nice sized and well grown products.
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Fruit-whips has it too, may have to wait though for next spring’s shipping season.
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What are the distinctions you’re looking for?
Pomiferous claims the Victoria LImbertwig is self fertile.
I have a first leaf VL with a solid set after a modest bloom
Nearby Swiss LT bloomed well at 2nd leaf but no sets.
Both are on the same kind of rootstock.
Self fertile trees are extremely useful for those with few trees.
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Something to look forward too next spring. Make a spot to put it in.
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Update. Black Oxford failed in two years of attempts. Baldwin survives from year one.
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Aroma and/or perfume is not something that is discussed much.
I found the Ginger Gold to be odd. The odor of grass is strong if peeling in substantial quantities The flavor does have some GD elements, but it also has taste of a dryer white wine that has been stored in pine barrels. The skin is also very thin and semi transparent.
The Buckeye Beauty has the most powerful and most delightful aroma of any apple. Thinking maybe pineapple, coconut, catnip.
I may try growing the Smoky Mt. Limbertwig since it reportedly delights the sniffer.
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