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A lot of people don’t understand how apple trees are propagated so it seems strange that they could go extinct, but apple trees are actually cloned, not “grown from seeds”. In theory, every tree of a given variety is the exact same tree.
The varieties that this group finds will probably never be grown for commercial sales ever again, but they might be used for cross breeding to try to develop new varieties. And it would be kind of cool to try them to find out why they were selected to grow in the first place!
The designer fruit they are putting out is interesting. I dunno how they do it but we can get cotton candy grapes. And also Sunkist cantaloupe. And the cantaloupe is so tasty and juicy.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Crisp
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There are a couple new Pink Lady variants that mature earlier, though, and the ones that I’ve tried still have that good tart taste of the “original”!
Scary shit!!!!
These aren’t actual pictures from back then, but close enough to get the point. Now most newly planted orchards can be picked using no more than a 10 foot ladder.
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I guess the climate is not quite right for growing them here in southern Oregon, as they are usually just knobby little suckers that never really completely turn red.
Cosmic Crisp is the first variety that I can think of that people have used it's development number to identify it even a little bit. In its breeding program its identifying number was WA-38, and it wasn't renamed for commercial purposes until much later. It only took 22 years from the time the first seeds were planted until the first apple was sold!
Another interesting number for apples is the size that you see on the outside of the box. The lower the number, the bigger the apple. Most of the big Honeycrisp are sizes 48, 56, and 64. Those numbers represent the number of that size apple it takes to fill a 40lb box. Most Pink Ladies are probably sizes 100, 113, and 125, so by weight they are probably half as big as the most common Honeycrisp sold. But realistically most varieties are packed in sizes all across the size range.
But the sad truth is that red color has nothing really to do with apple quality, taste, etc. It is just the biggest thing that shoppers react to.
If you like Red Delicious, I'd suggest buying some Cameo apples if you can find them. They initially found it in a local orchard as a chance seedling, and think it's a cross between a Red and Golden Delicious. It sort of has the best qualities of both. Just don't look for the reddest one, but rather look for a slightly lighter green or straw background color (between the red stripes) rather than one that has turned fully orange.
They're definitely one of my favorites. Try more than one, though, because as with any apple there is no guarantee that you didn't get a rare "clunker".
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I think that the best tasting tart apple for just eating is definitely the Cripps Pink/Pink Lady. They might be called either name but the same thing. I like them better after they’ve been stored for awhile, though, so if you have one from the fresh crop in October/November, it might not be quite the same as if you get one in April/May.
We currently have a PearApple tree, a dwarf Mandrin and dwarf Apricot. I'd like an apple and a Avocado too.
The biggest issue might be pollination. I can’t remember if Cameo is self pollinating or not, but most apples aren’t. So if you decide to plant an apple tree, it’d be a good idea to plant a second apple variety close to it for pollination. Or you can order one of those trees from a nursery that has a different variety grafted onto each main limb. Here’s an example of a tree with 2 varieties on it.
Most online nurseries have multi-variety trees for sale, but I doubt that they would usually have Cameo as one of the varieties. If you only wanted to plant one tree you could order a Cameo tree and just use it for bud wood and try to graft a limb or two onto a multi-variety tree!
https://www.davewilson.com/product-information/category/about-multi-bud…
Excited to bake with Granny Smiths after reading this thread. Usually make apple crisp once a month and I think we’ve always used Macintosh’s, so I’m excited to see what the Granny Smiths come out like. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
I love almost everything related to growing apples, but lose almost all interest when it comes to most ornamentals, flowers, etc.
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