tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post2819219980610010048..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Pixie Crunch *Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-34890915890410320352021-09-28T19:32:58.772-04:002021-09-28T19:32:58.772-04:00Pixie crunch is now my favorite apple so far. Hone...Pixie crunch is now my favorite apple so far. Honey crisp was a favorite because of the firm texture, but as you mentioned about one of the samples you tried, the flavor is often washed out. I planted a pixie crunch tree a number of years ago and this is the first year I was able to harvest them. I got about two dozen of the most delicious apples! I'm tempted to ant another one but I know in a few years I'll have more apples than I know what to do with. I guess it would be good insurance in case something happens to one of the trees.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867093197579876413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-22596794665744493162020-09-25T11:22:27.802-04:002020-09-25T11:22:27.802-04:00That seems exactly right to me! Lisa Anne's or...That seems exactly right to me! Lisa Anne's orchard, <a href="https://northstarorchard.com/" rel="nofollow">North Star Orchard</a>, is in Pennsylvania.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-20725666314623965732020-09-25T04:30:21.832-04:002020-09-25T04:30:21.832-04:00As an orchard owner growing hundreds of named vari...As an orchard owner growing hundreds of named varieties and an on-site apple breeding program with many hundreds (thousands?) more, I tend to call all of these types of varieties "unique and rare" rather than "heritage, heirloom, or antique". Some ARE antique (Golden Russet, for example). But the uniques and rares...newer varieties with standout qualities...should not fall just yet under those other monikers.Lisa Annehttp://www.northstarorchard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-67406789201744635692020-09-24T13:24:06.453-04:002020-09-24T13:24:06.453-04:00Pixie Crunch. Heirloom, hah! Cousin, Solebury Orch...Pixie Crunch. Heirloom, hah! Cousin, Solebury Orchards in PA grows, tastes good, v. Popar with pyo. I have 10 trees on Bud9 rootstock here in W. WA (Skipley Farm) not a favorite.... Pretty, hard, low flavor, low sugar, clayloam soil, 11 years old, hangs forever(into December) ripe now. I Grafted on 10 different rootstock to see if I can bring flavor forward like heat (or rootstock) might in warmer PA. My Fiesta are very different on B9 vs. BUD118- much bigger, flavorful fruit on B118.gilschieberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266432961985999041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-57740428991589176052020-09-21T23:02:57.756-04:002020-09-21T23:02:57.756-04:00Why Dave, you know me better than I do myself!
Of...Why Dave, you know me better than I do myself!<br /><br />Of course, things like "<a href="https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2012/05/heirloom-antique-and-heritage-apples.html" rel="nofollow">heirloom</a>" are, ultimately, social constructs.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-7330628225570749482020-09-21T22:49:27.957-04:002020-09-21T22:49:27.957-04:00You have a good post on heirloom that you should r...You have a good post on heirloom that you should reference :)<br />https://adamapples.blogspot.com/2012/05/heirloom-antique-and-heritage-apples.htmlDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904055462102089711noreply@blogger.com