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Thank you. We probably ended up with 10 or 14 trees in total (there would have been more, but crop dusters in the north of our place kept not dusting low enoug
by ci5er 8y ago
Thank you.
We probably ended up with 10 or 14 trees in total (there would have been more, but crop dusters in the north of our place kept not dusting low enough and their herbicides would kill our trees ... which is a travesty on the blast plains, but what are you going to do?), and we didn't notice a heck of a lot of variability, but there was certainly some.
They were mostly all medium-ish sized and red-ish - and only fruited once per year. They tasted kind of like a McIntosh I guess? But you are right - they were a lot more variable between themselves than the cherries or (say) the berries or rhubarbs.
FWIW: I wasn't particularly interested in cider apples - I was interested in the claim that apples can't be grown and kept consistent from seeds.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoInteresting. When I was a young un a relative did something similar, after they were winding down the orchards, thanks to changing markets. I remember more than a couple as inedible failures that were dug up, but came from good eating varieties. A short time later all except just a couple were gone and he was growing house plants and for garden centres. Now I'm past my knowledge or knew less than I thought I did. Maybe some parent varieties vary more wildly than others?
- ci5er 8y agoMaybe. I don't know. Your comment simply caught my "is that so?" filter. I'm going to have to go learn more. Thank you.