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| Although it's a history of apples in New England, I would like to share the article with those who are interested in it. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Apple history in New England
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| Mamuang, great article! Fingers crossed on my first bud grafts! Thanks soooo much! Mrs. G |
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| Great article, excellently written. Makes one long for something never known! |
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| Another point of view, long live genetic diversity (disease resistance, etc)...vs monocultured orchards. |
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| That was a well written article Mamuang. Thanks for posting it. Something else which is coming back into popularity (after being out of favor for a century) is hard cider. The article talks about a bottle of hard cider on a hot summer day being a quintessential New England experience. I disagree. It can be enjoyed just as thoroughly on a hot summer day in Kansas. I can't believe as a nation we ever gave up cider for beer. Beer tastes like pee (or at least smells like it) compared to a good bottle of cider. There are a lot of brewers jumping on the cider bandwagon, and there are some really bad ciders out there, but there are also some good ones. Just like apples, I expect more complex cider flavors will be reintroduced as time goes on. |
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| Great article. By the way, coffee has a similar story. For those of you that want apple genetic diversity, check with Cummins. They have some varieties from whatever-istan that the USDA has released for genetic diversity. |
This post was edited by cckw on Sat, Sep 6, 14 at 19:56
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 6, 14 at 11:55
| It is a very nicely researched and written article. I would like to post one correction. The Baldwin was not replaced by Red Delicious after the test winter that killed them. Cornell called for replanting with Macintosh, a much more grower friendly apple than Baldwin that tends to bear well every year even if it isn't thinned. Macintosh became the quintessential New England apple- not Red Delicious. It was the Washington growers that made RD |
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| Glad your guys think it's worth reading, too. I hope to graft a few antique apples next spring. Wish me luck. Olpea, I've never try hard cider and I've been in New England for over 25 years!!! Your comment about beer is funny. I have to agree. H-man - you know the history. Thanks. |
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