tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post5362997617101036497..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: D'Arcy Spice **Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-73774311008884811152017-12-25T08:51:24.249-05:002017-12-25T08:51:24.249-05:00Thank you, Roger. Fixed.Thank you, Roger. Fixed.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-67448079359525667972017-12-22T16:55:55.309-05:002017-12-22T16:55:55.309-05:00Minor point from the text - spelling of the villag...Minor point from the text - spelling of the village name is Tolleshunt rather than Tollishant.Roger Pountainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7457374342569110442017-02-21T20:58:35.468-05:002017-02-21T20:58:35.468-05:00Maybe I won't have to go so far to taste one, ...Maybe I won't have to go so far to taste one, after all! D'Arcy's reputation for tastiness kept me hoping it would come through, but the percentage of English apples that can handle 95+F and 15% humidity is not good. Lord Lambourne cracks horribly; too bad, because I love that apple. Someone grows Claygate Pearmain in Reno, Nevada and loves it. Will try that. Lamb Abbey Pearmain was once grown in WA and I hope to get it re-started in this region. Too many cultivars holding promise for me to cling longer to D'Arcy. Hope you enjoy it many years!Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-79196250760931202182017-02-21T13:46:00.275-05:002017-02-21T13:46:00.275-05:00I have a D'Arcy Spice growing in poor gravelly...I have a D'Arcy Spice growing in poor gravelly soil in Howe Sound BC, and it gets very little water, as I have no irrigation. It grows very slowly, but has produced a couple of apples in each of its 2 years. It is a wonderful firm, crisp, flavourful apple, even picked early, and I recommend you don't give up on it yet. It seems a tough little tree to me.AppleRockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941178883134310956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-30758979333977577112016-10-09T00:53:20.046-04:002016-10-09T00:53:20.046-04:00This year D'Arcy dropped all fruit by the seco...This year D'Arcy dropped all fruit by the second day of a heat wave in June - which is when they dropped last year, as I learned when checking the old calendar. It is reputed to crop lightly, but I lose hope it will ever produce here in arid Spokane, WA. Looks like I will have to travel far - at least east of the Rockies - to get a taste of it.Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-71207743948918057442015-12-28T00:55:27.104-05:002015-12-28T00:55:27.104-05:00Rowan Jacobsen waxed rhapsodic about this apple in...Rowan Jacobsen waxed rhapsodic about this apple in "Apples of Uncommon Character," placing a photo of it on the cover, no less. I have it planted in the yard and hope to try it for the first time in '16. A slow growing tree, it bloomed top center - kinda odd - this year but did not get enough pollen to set seed. Sigh. Maybe next season, as more later blooming varieties gain maturity. <br />BTW, I have read Bultitude and others who state D'Arcy dates to 1785.Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-18265209601803707122015-11-15T21:21:58.619-05:002015-11-15T21:21:58.619-05:00Mike, Hi! I’ve been pretty lucky this fall, findin...Mike, Hi! I’ve been pretty lucky this fall, finding or getting new varieties to try. (New to me, that is.)<br /><br />I hope some come your way sometimes, they are worth looking for.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-91263724872296591282015-11-15T16:16:32.761-05:002015-11-15T16:16:32.761-05:00I was very curious about this apple, and glad that...I was very curious about this apple, and glad that you could find one to try! I have searched for scionwood for this variety but a lot of places said, last year, "none available this year." Apparently it is a real slow grower. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06009358125260665464noreply@blogger.com