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Wait, no Pink Lady apple?! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripps_Pink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripps_Pink I know it's a hybrid, but it's got everything g
by ravenstine 5y ago
Wait, no Pink Lady apple?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripps_Pink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripps_Pink
I know it's a hybrid, but it's got everything going for it.
- Reliably crisp
- Sweet, but not overly
- Just a tad tart
- Big enough to be a good snack but never oversized
- jiggawatts 5y agoSeconded. It’s one of the best apple varieties ever.
- jperras 5y agoPink Lady was my favourite apple until I happened upon a Lady Alice! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Alice_(apple) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Alice_(apple)
- nkurz 5y agoInteresting. I've heard of it, but hadn't paid much attention to it. I'll try to check it out. My favorite apple blogger gives a review here: https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2010/03/lady-alice.html https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2010/03/lady-alice.html He gives it 2 stars, which is a very high rating for him. He does have a few other modern apples that he gives an equal rating to, but he's only got 5 apples rated higher: Ashmead's Kernel, Cox's Orange Pippin, Macoun, Reine de Reinettes (King of the Pippins), Wickson. He has Pink Lady at 1 star, which is perfectly respectable.
- gkop 5y agoWhat do you think of Gravenstein, ravenstine?
- maxerickson 5y agoApples don't breed true, all varieties are hybrids. (orchards of a variety are grown from clones of a single tree that are grafted onto root stock) I'm increasingly convinced that climate also matters quite a bit. There are some Honeycrisp that are a lot better than others.
- hazza_n_dazza 5y agowith apples, they keep them in cold storage under nitrogen for up to three years (when they then juice them to dispose). So the fresh apples are so much better, and yes the terroir is always improtant with fruit veg flavour