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Sun, Oct 19, 14 at 2:03
| I'm wanting to plant an apple tree to be used mainly for drying, juicing. Would like a tree that doesn't need to be sprayed with pesticides. I live in the Willamette Valley of Oregon (I've gotten different information stating what zone I'm in , so I'm not certain of that). The Fuji sounded like it might meet my needs but would like others comments. Thank you. |
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| The people at OSU Corvallis have done extensive testing of apple varieties. Find that info and you will be good to go. |
Here is a link that might be useful: fruit pubs OSU
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| *All* apples grown in the Willamette Valley require sprays. Every year. |
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- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Sun, Oct 19, 14 at 22:41
| USDA zone 8b for the valley, some eastern fringes are 8a. Doesn't apply to apples, plus we have plenty of chilling hours. |
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| There are many varieties of apple trees that grow here without any any need for spraying for diseases. Coddling moth and may Apple Maggot is of course another matter and may be handled by other methods such as physical exclusion. Some varieties in my orchard that have never been sprayed in 12 years and have excellent yields and flawless dark green foliage each year: Enterprise Liberty Fiesta No rust, mildews or black spots. Oddly enough Honeycrisp has done well for me but not so perfectly. And Goldrush was supposed to be a superstar but seems to lack vigor at least on the M26 rootstock that I use. |
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- Posted by larry_gene USDA8b-OregonPDX (My Page) on Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 22:55
| What is the time and expense involved in the physical exclusions? It may be of practical concern for the OP. |
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- Posted by deb_quilter (My Page) on Tue, Oct 21, 14 at 13:50
| Appreciate the information. I have found out disease resistant apple trees for this area. In addition to those mentioned above I've found Freedom and Spartan. But am now having a hard time finding out which of them dry and juice well. If one is used for cider, does that mean it would also be good for juicing and drying? |
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- Posted by Appleseed70 6 MD (My Page) on Wed, Oct 22, 14 at 2:54
| tcstoehr...do you have any photos of your orchard you'd wish to share? I'd love to see them. |
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| I agree with tcstoehr. Akane seems to be disease free too. Drier, more tart apples are good for drying. Juicier apples for juicing-get it? :) Many English apples are dryer. JohNS PDX OR |
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