Sunday, September 26, 2021

Rubens (Civni) (Red Rubens)

Tapered apple with partial orange-red blush

My samples are large tapered apples with a variable orange-red blush.

Probably, these Rubenses are well-colored sports, hence the "red." If so, I imagine the blush is weaker on plain old regular Rubens. 

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Beauty

Small apple with distinct red and orange-gold regions on the peel

There is not really anything new to say about the wonderful Chestnut Crabapple that I have not said before.

I just grabbed this one at farmer's market yesterday because it is so darned pretty.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

September trove

Six varieties of apples, 17 in all, arranged in three groups on a rustic wooden step

Last Sunday, irregularly observed in these parts as Talk Like A Pirate Day, I went a little nuts buying apples.

Saturday, September 18, 2021

HunnyZ *

Large orange-red apple, broad and tapered

Today the wholesale-retail apple system has coughed up a brand new variety bearing a contender for Most Fwow Up Name of All Time.

But let's not hold that against the apple, which had no role in the marketing brainstorming or trademark registration that produced the name. That is all on us human beans.

HunnyZ is large and moderately ribbed, broad and a little tapered, with an orange-red blush over light green yellow. 

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Heirloom?

A red apple next to a smaller orange one.

Got these two truly great apples at farmers market on Wednesday.

To be specific, there's McIntosh, the tart, balanced king of autumn in these parts. A steal at $2.50/lb.

Next to it is the Chestnut Crabapple, a little wonder that is not to be missed. Proudly marked "Heirloom," it went for $4.00/lb. (!).

So, what makes it an "heirloom"?

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Fat and happy? NE harvest report

Many wooden bins filled with many many apples

The future is very bright for the apple harvest this year, according to the growers interviewed by Liza Zwrin and published in the Boston Globe on September 8.

If nothing goes wrong.

Thursday, September 9, 2021