tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post7372634174812318881..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Hunt Russet *Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-84124861355042795862018-03-03T19:53:46.638-05:002018-03-03T19:53:46.638-05:00Wow, thanks, NB! This might be a case of an apple ...Wow, thanks, NB! This might be a case of an apple doing better far from where it originated. Still I will be keeping my eyes open to try this again someday.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-43280532006454707112018-03-02T12:54:59.461-05:002018-03-02T12:54:59.461-05:00I tasted two sample fruits of Hunt last fall: tang...I tasted two sample fruits of Hunt last fall: tangerine and rose in the long finish, with 18 & 19% sugar, measured with a refractometer. Enough acidity to balance sweetness. Outstanding! Because of high light and 30 degree temperature swings day to night here, my samples were red nearly all over, with little russet. I continue to get more requests for Hunt scions to graft with than I can supply - must re-plant it and bury the graft union so the bud wood can begin sending roots, thereby allowing it to grow to the fullest size possible in dry and sandy conditions. If this continues to bear such excellent fruit, it will bump Winesap to second place among my favorite apples.Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-41139157984172342792016-05-08T12:57:49.435-04:002016-05-08T12:57:49.435-04:00I might also mention several people across the cou...I might also mention several people across the country have asked for scions from my baby tree - more than I can provide at this stage. With the 30 degree daily range of temperatures typical of my region (Spokane) this might prove to be a jewel!Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6469421774773644422015-11-22T22:31:39.423-05:002015-11-22T22:31:39.423-05:00Your own response was guarded to this first try, a...Your own response was guarded to this first try, and I hope you get other opportunities to try it. I have yet to sink my teeth into Hunt Russet. Entries old and new describe it as excellent tasting: useful fresh, cooked and in cider, as well as keeping until June. When members of NAFEX or the N. American Scion Exchange learn I am trying it, I get several responses of approval and encouragement. It seems to be one of those apples people think may be very good but aren't sure they want to try a russet. I've grown Ashmead's Kernel and can attest to the value of russets, although I think there are several russets more worthy of the space in our back yards than AK, which is gangly the blooms are frost tender, it is triploid and late to come into light cropping. So, I am excited about Hunt and seek to prove its worth.Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-59199569381738800782014-12-18T10:18:43.711-05:002014-12-18T10:18:43.711-05:00Nutting B, I hope it works well for you!
Yes thi...Nutting B, I hope it works well for you! <br /><br />Yes this was apparently the Honeycrisp of it's day, at least around here, but I was not aware there was any contemporary buzz about it. <br /><br />Can you tell any more about "the excitement this apple generates elsewhere?"Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-85594192633217828102014-12-16T14:59:57.727-05:002014-12-16T14:59:57.727-05:00Your account and the excitement this apple generat...Your account and the excitement this apple generates elsewhere have persuaded me to try Hunt Russet in eastern Washington state. In its first season (on P2) it has had one pink bloom, endured a sudden cold snap better than six other cultivars and been very healthy. I hope it is precocious since I'll have to wait at least three more years before first fruit!Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-6243685912128100962012-03-22T22:33:49.303-04:002012-03-22T22:33:49.303-04:00I can see the resemblance! But Hunts is unmistakab...I can see the resemblance! But Hunts is unmistakably a russet beneath the skin.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-55765925137265857962011-12-03T05:57:51.187-05:002011-12-03T05:57:51.187-05:00Looks like RibstonLooks like RibstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com