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>Seems to follow that apple varieties ended up lost to the dustbin of history because they didn't taste very good? Nope. Cider varieties fell out of favor bec
by asdkjh345fd 6y ago
>Seems to follow that apple varieties ended up lost to the dustbin of history because they didn't taste very good?
Nope. Cider varieties fell out of favor because cider fell out of favor, and most don't taste very good for eating. But heritage eating apples fell out of favor because they do not ship well, or don't grow well in synthetically fertilized dirt, or due to marketing. Most heritage varieties of eating apples taste WAY better than bland crap like honeycrisp. Red delicious were the most produced apple for many years even though basically nobody likes them. Because they look very appealing, and they are very durable so they can be handled roughly and shipped all over. Try a Cox's Orange Pippin and you'll never be able to eat grocery store apples again.
- Loughla 6y agoWe just replaced our apple trees in our little orchard. I needed a pollinator for the Wagener apples we replaced. I like Wagener's because they're similar to a Johnathan, but stand our clay soils quite a bit better. The only options the company (Starks Bros. in Louisiana, Mo. literally the only thing in that town) had for pollinators for that tree were $20 red delicious (sold out), $20 yellow delicious (sold out), and the $89 Cox's Orange Pippin. So we ordered one. I have legitimately never heard of that tree until I ordered one to plant this week. I've said to everyone I know that it had better be the best apple I've ever eaten for that price! What a weird coincidence.
- Wildgoose 6y agoIt's a great apple - they're popular in England. My own favourite is probably Worcester Pearmain. England is blessed with a huge variety of apple types, it's just a shame that the supermarkets concentrate on a fairly small selection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_Pearmain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_Pearmain