tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post8420676396457506208..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Ashmead's Kernel ***Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-70234862399080396382024-01-19T16:17:55.705-05:002024-01-19T16:17:55.705-05:00Unfortunately anonymous commenters can't be no...Unfortunately anonymous commenters can't be notified when someone replies to them.<br /><br />If that's not working you can <a href="https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2024/01/comments-on-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">see this</a>.<br /><br />*But maybe @Spokane will check back here at some point.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-32929520463530074032024-01-19T16:11:24.376-05:002024-01-19T16:11:24.376-05:00A long shot since this comment is so old, but are ...A long shot since this comment is so old, but are you still in the Spokane area? I live in CDA and grow about 25 different varieties of apples, and would love to know more people here who have heirlooms. Cheers, Lars BensonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-76874742223688534882023-09-21T20:43:21.700-04:002023-09-21T20:43:21.700-04:00Discriminatin' fellow.Discriminatin' fellow.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-62802849809526071872023-09-21T20:14:05.639-04:002023-09-21T20:14:05.639-04:00We had a customer at our farmer's market a few...We had a customer at our farmer's market a few years ago who bought a box of Ashmeads every week. it was all he was interested in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-49404549922292919042023-09-08T07:03:33.567-04:002023-09-08T07:03:33.567-04:00I got a box from a friend at a farmers market who ...I got a box from a friend at a farmers market who had some, read that they were keepers but also susceptible to bitter pit. So I wrapped them separately and then ate them slowly. I got them in late September and ate the last in Jan/Feb. While the ones I ate in Nov/Dec were good, the incredible pearapple taste really didn’t appear until January. That was when they became incredible eating apples. I did get more some years later when her tree had a good year again, but many developed bitter pit and none lasted until January :( . I planted a tree two years ago and have a crab (plus my neighbor’s has two apple trees) for pollination. I’m so sad to hear that the horrible squirrels that infest our neighbourhood may get the apples before I can. Anyway, I wanted to remind people that some apples were bred to be stored for a long time before being eaten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2077592537780589892023-08-30T19:19:14.423-04:002023-08-30T19:19:14.423-04:00What is a good pollenizer for Amsead Kernel or Co...What is a good pollenizer for Amsead Kernel or Cox Orange PipenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-83191897346437307322022-12-29T10:59:27.418-05:002022-12-29T10:59:27.418-05:00Here, fairly near its Glos. 'home', it cro...Here, fairly near its Glos. 'home', it crops heavily and regularly. So do Queen Cox and Rubinette. So we're oversupplied with superb apples. Admittedly, it's an apple-growing area (Breinton Fruit Farm, Hereford sells all three of these varieties.). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-61220599316282510312021-09-23T21:06:09.803-04:002021-09-23T21:06:09.803-04:00@Greg, it depends on where you are. Where I live I...@Greg, it depends on where you are. Where I live I would say early to mid October.<br /><br />But I am not a grower and that is just my best guess.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-2699147474332425952021-09-23T16:08:18.784-04:002021-09-23T16:08:18.784-04:00Finally a grafted branch of the Ashmead' Kerne...Finally a grafted branch of the Ashmead' Kernel produced a fruit. Unsure, maybe it takes a wait. It was too hard and not quite ready. It would be good to know when this variety is ready to eat. Next year will have to wait until November(?) to give it a try.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487173951820816026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-1130137313599286052021-03-10T09:04:38.585-05:002021-03-10T09:04:38.585-05:00Yes, squirrels seem likely culprits. We've als...Yes, squirrels seem likely culprits. We've also had considerable loss to birds of all sizes - even discovered a raven that had taken to raiding our trees. Most bird damage, though, was just that - damage - a dozen pecks out of each mature apple.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736426292761858087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-340701650935504412021-03-09T09:42:24.558-05:002021-03-09T09:42:24.558-05:00It's the squirrels! I've had every apple,...It's the squirrels! I've had every apple, peach and plum disappear before they're half size ... it's the squirrels!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-66368017951976262602020-10-15T18:00:59.630-04:002020-10-15T18:00:59.630-04:00Thanks, Adam! I'd like to get my hands on a Hu...Thanks, Adam! I'd like to get my hands on a Hudson's Golden Gem.<br /><br />Natural Grocers in San Antonio has been bringing in some of these heritage and/or non massed produced varieties. Also got to try Ribston Pippin, Pink Pearl,and Liberty, so far.<br /><br />And I'm planting a bunch of fruit trees of all kinds - including a diagonal cordon "fence" of 12 apple trees(from Century Orchards).<br /><br />Williams Pride,Aunt Rachel,Hunge,King David, <br />Liberty, Dixie Red Delight,Goldrush, Terry Winter, Red Rebel,Reverend Morgan, and Wickson Crab (need one more)<br /><br />I hadn't tasted any of these before I placed my order! Based the choices on: extending the season, apples I think might grow here(thanks Kuffel Creek)and apples whose flavor I thought I might like.<br /><br />Gotta go figure out how to correctly build this trellis! The trees are coming next month.<br /><br />Thank you, Adam, for your plethora of detailed apple review,Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-63854754378044688222020-10-15T11:05:14.092-04:002020-10-15T11:05:14.092-04:00Rachel, you have started your exploration with one...Rachel, you have started your exploration with one of the very best! <br /><br />Try comparing it to some of the other russets—also good, but I have yet to find one that rivals Ashmead's for complexity.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-55803328489951337602020-10-15T02:20:27.676-04:002020-10-15T02:20:27.676-04:00I'm eating my first ever Ashmead's Kernel ...I'm eating my first ever Ashmead's Kernel as I type.<br /><br />Wow. I love it! Iart, sweet, crisp. I haven't tried a lot of apples yet - mostly the usual suspects.<br /><br />This is the one to beat!Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-59002586825363550982019-03-18T15:21:44.118-04:002019-03-18T15:21:44.118-04:00Thanks for quick response, Adam! I live in private...Thanks for quick response, Adam! I live in private drive going into the hills and trees are over 15’ tall so thief would need ladders. We have deer that can reach but so high, though they probable eat the drops. The fruit only gets an inch, or inch and half in diameter, and does become disfigured from disease or bugs. But I can put up with cosmetics; just can’t guess why I lose every single apple from 2 large trees early in summer! I get several dozens of blooms that set fruit. I hope somebody reads this with more suggestions!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919712396906423274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-67194376746017405822019-03-17T19:29:27.227-04:002019-03-17T19:29:27.227-04:00Hello, Stephanie! What a nice selection of varieti...Hello, Stephanie! What a nice selection of varieties. I think if I were ever to grow apples I might choose these.<br /><br />Alas, I do not grow apples and thus am not qualified to answer your questions about rust etc. Maybe someone with more knowledge will happen by.<br /><br />I do know enough to know, however, that apples do not just disappear into nothing, so I think someone is eating or stealing your fruit.<br /><br />As for those drops, is it possible they are ripe? You can control fruit size by thinning in the spring.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-20943556719174240782019-03-17T10:33:21.251-04:002019-03-17T10:33:21.251-04:00I planted an Ashmead’s kernel and a Celestia over ...I planted an Ashmead’s kernel and a Celestia over 15 years ago. Both trees have grown beautifully and produce volumes of blooms every year. Apples enlarge to about the size of ping pongs, then “disappear”, or drop off. I do get Cedar Apple Rust on both trees; could this be the cause? Someone also insisted squirrels eat them, hence the “disappear” comment! I don’t want to spray pesticides but will consider a fungicide. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05919712396906423274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-41354602936420506752018-11-03T18:07:12.599-04:002018-11-03T18:07:12.599-04:00There is something especially wonderful about find...There is something especially wonderful about finding a legendary apple like this at farmers market! <br /><br />Props to Kimball for growing this an many other heritage varieties.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-18414360085037008702018-11-01T14:49:59.766-04:002018-11-01T14:49:59.766-04:00Really good consumer response to this apple .We ha...Really good consumer response to this apple .We had been picking 20 to 30 bushel of Ashmeads a year and were selling out fast so we have planted alot more . This year we picked 120 bushel and are almost gone in 3 weeks selling retail . Steve Woods is a friend of mine and I drank some pure Ashmeads wine he had a stash of and it was soooo good !!Kimball Fruit Farmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-73831747650359903052017-06-22T22:14:59.458-04:002017-06-22T22:14:59.458-04:00Golden Harvey produce well enough in Stanthorpe, Q...Golden Harvey produce well enough in Stanthorpe, Queensland (Australia), but they are knobbly and not very attractive. They are absolutely superb in the taste department, starting as brisk, aromatic and complex. After being stored in my fridge for a few months they end up a little wrinkled and with some give, but not mealy, and become slightly less complex in flavour but much sweeter, like pear drops.super salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485109615118822985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-17877806017527103092016-10-16T21:04:04.176-04:002016-10-16T21:04:04.176-04:00What an impressive catalog of apples! Not huge, bu...What an impressive catalog of apples! Not huge, but deep.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-60296878871741305842016-10-16T15:32:33.344-04:002016-10-16T15:32:33.344-04:00Just bought a bag at our Farmers Market, so good. ...Just bought a bag at our Farmers Market, so good. Here's a link to the organic grower we buy from: https://www.elafamilyfarms.com/farmers-marketscsasevents/fruit-calendardchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435831294662075937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-42770800943260765202015-10-28T01:09:10.732-04:002015-10-28T01:09:10.732-04:00Never have encountered Nutting Bumpus in this area...Never have encountered Nutting Bumpus in this area. In fact, since Washington state was settled so late in our nation's history, almost any older apple is hard to find.<br />Since last writing I have run into copy regarding Brownlees Russet. It has many of the strengths of Ashmead's - like flavor - without the drawbacks: self fertile midseason (pink!) bloom, precocious, heavy crops and slightly smaller tree. I hope to graft it next season and see how it does on the dry side of Washington. Have you tasted a Brownlees yet?Nutting Bumpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998222727132609240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-29213005625610606162015-10-26T22:12:22.516-04:002015-10-26T22:12:22.516-04:00They are really exrtaordinary when you get a good ...They are really exrtaordinary when you get a good one. A marvel to find at farmers market next to the Cortlands and the Galas.<br /><br />Is this one of the ones you are growing?<br /><br />Kimball's has had these for the past few years. I think this is their first really big harvest, and to make things even better they seem to finally be resisting the urge to pick too soon (a weakness of theirs).<br /><br />I just ate one right now typing this, inspired by your note. Cheers!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-3809553266592955842015-10-23T10:38:48.315-04:002015-10-23T10:38:48.315-04:00Last week I picked up an Ashmead's Kernel at t...Last week I picked up an Ashmead's Kernel at the farmer's market in Boston by South Station; I believe it was from Kimball Fruit Farm. Fabulous. I was really excited to try it because I'm growing one and had heard they're wonderful but had no idea what to expect. Excellent dessert apple. Crisp, sweet, tart, spicy, a complicated, intense taste that was very appley without invoking any other associations other than apple. You could tell it would be a great general purpose apple, good for cooking and cider as well as eating out of hand.Shelahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970803469791246931noreply@blogger.com