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Arctic Glo

Friday, June 13th, 2008


The Arctic Glo Nectarine Tree is an exciting new sprightly-sweet, early season white-fleshed nectarine. The Arctic Glo has scored high in taste tests. The taste has a nice balance of sugar and acid which makes for a very appealing flavor. The Arctic Glo is a is a semi-freestone and is highly recommended for home orchards. The fruit is produced is medium sized with a dark red skin. Arctic Glo fruit matures about 5 days after the Redhaven Nectarine. This tree does not need a pollinator.

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Tomcot

Friday, June 13th, 2008


The Tomcot Apricot is a very consistent and productive apricot variety. The large, orange fruit is firm and the flesh is sweet. The Tomcat Apricot will be ready for harvest, 2-3 weeks before Wenatchee and 4 days before Goldstrike and Goldbar. This fruit tree is partly self-fruitful but they will produce larger crops if cross-pollinated by another apricot. The fruit ripens in early July, 2. 5 weeks before Wenatchee and 4 days before Goldstrike and Goldbar. The skin is a light-orange color and slightly glossy. A trace of blush develops on the side that is exposed to the sun. The pit is medium-large and free from the flesh.

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Pink Lady? (Cripps Pink Variety)

Friday, June 13th, 2008


Pink Lady? Apple, which is also known as the Cripps Pink variety, is a new hot climate apple from Western Australia. Pink Lady is a very good apple for those of you south of the Mason-Dixon line. It is a large apple with a pink blush over a yellow undertone with no russetting. The flesh is creamy and crisp. The flesh resists browning when cut. It has a sweet-tart taste similar to, but generally rated better than Granny Smith. Pink Lady? (Cripps Pink Variety) maturity date is 10-15 days after Granny Smiths. This apple tree does not need a pollinator. Pink Lady? (Cripps Pink Variety) will not mature properly in USA in zone 5, due to low autumn temperatures.

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Arkansas Black

Friday, June 13th, 2008


The Arkansas Black Spur Apple is a large, late season apple fruit tree. It is a very late maturing variety grown primarily in the Southeast. The distinctive dark red skin encases a high quality fruit even where summer nights are warm. Use this apple for dessert and cooking. This is a great variety to add in a cider blend, providing a high acid, spicy flavor. They have an excellent storage life. They keep for many months. Arkansas Black blooms in mid-season and is a great pollinator for early blooming apple varieties, varieties blooming in the middle of the season, and varieties blooming late in the season.

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Goldbar

Monday, June 9th, 2008


The Goldbar apricot produces very large, light yellow-orange fruit with reddish blush. The fruit is round to oval with slightly compressed sides and is very large. The skin is light-orange and slightly glossy. A reddish blush covers up to 30% of the side that is exposed to the sun. The flesh is light orange, very firm, meaty and moderately juicy. Some acidity is associated with the skin. Quality for the fresh market is good. The pit is large and freestone. Goldbar is not suitable for canning. It is a vigorous tree that flowers heavily but sets light crop, which increases fruit size.

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Wine Sap

Monday, June 9th, 2008


The Winesap apple is an old apple variety. It is still one of the leading strains being grown in the US. Winesap apples are good for eating, juice, and baking. Juicy and tart, the Winesap apple has a crisp, yellowish flesh covered with a deep red skin. This all-purpose apple has good keeping qualities. The fruit is good sized. The flesh is tinged with yellow and sometimes red veins run through it. It is a firm, rather coarse, moderately crisp apple with a sprightly, medium acid taste. It is resistant to russeting.

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Sonata

Monday, June 9th, 2008


The Sonata apple has a taste that is similar to a Golden. It is a medium sized apple with excellent flavor. It is a very attractive apple, with a bright, pinkish red blush over a yellow background. With a firm and finely grained, creamy colored flesh, it is cold hardy and highly precocious and productive. The Sonata keeps well in storage, retaining its flavor essences better than Gala. We highly recommend Sonata for hobbyists and home gardeners as this is truly a gourmet apple. Sonata apple trees have low to medium vigor. Matures similar to Golden Delicious. Primary assets are the combined excellent cosmetics with a pleasant exciting flavor.

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Granny Smith

Monday, June 9th, 2008


The Granny Smith apples have been cultivated for at least 140 years. Sour apple fans will tell you that the Granny Smith should not be cooked, but eaten raw. If you crave and enjoy a juicy burst of tartness, this apple is for you. This glorious tree has handsome supermarket-size (up to 3″ diameter) apples. Plant these in the yard and you’ll be pickin’ sweet and hearty apples when the snow flies, because they ripen in early November! That tart flavor really lasts, and stays fresh all winter and spring. Granny Smith is your kind of apple. It is known for keeping its zesty flavor even when it is used for cooking or saut?ed.

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Cresthaven

Monday, June 9th, 2008


The Cresthaven Peach tree produces a very firm, highly colored red fruit. The Cresthaven peach is yellow fleshed and shows considerable red around the pit. This tree is very productive and is also a freestone. The clear, firm flesh is resistant to browning and the skin is smooth but tough.

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Dolgo

Monday, June 9th, 2008


The Crabapple Dolgo produces pink buds that open to fragrant, white flowers. The glossy, dark green foliage turns yellow in the fall. Dolgo Crabapples are large and are bright red. They are excellent for jellies. This hardy tree is upright with an open habit and is very ornamental. The Dolgo is a superb apple pollinator for other apple trees.

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