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Thu, Aug 14, 14 at 17:36
| I brushed against the tree and knocked off a nice-sized apple. It had only a few red speckles but I thought I'd taste it anyway (the first off this 2-yearold tree). Well, it definitely wasn't green. Had a mild flavor and little of the sharpness I enjoy in grocery store Braeburns. And it was mealy. I'm in central California and this apple shouldn't have been ready for several months. Why do apples gt mealy? Thanks, gary |
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| Mealy usually means over ripe. But I suppose it could be the heat. I grew it in TX a long time ago. It didn't seem to handle the heat very well but I don't remember if mealy was the issue. Just got rid of it and didn't try again. |
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| Thanks, FN. You could be right about it not handling heat well, the Granny Smiths next to it are still hard, not ripe, and not mealy, though it's a much older tree. Maybe I'll give it one more year. gary |
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