Apples after a hard freeze

[4wanderingeyes]

Are apples good to eat after a couple hard freezes?

 

[Turkey Creek]

Typically most will get mushy if they are allowed to freeze. Some of the thicker skinned, denser apples might be able to handle some sub freezing temps. I am currently testing that theory.

 

[4wanderingeyes]

The last couple mornings have been 17 Sunday morning, and 12 this morning. I don’t think it got above freezing the past couple days, so I assume they are frozen solid right now.

 

[bigboreblr]

For folks who make small batches of cider without a macerator or crusher, you can freeze apples to make them soft, thaw them and press them.

Here's an article that tells a bit,

Tips offered to handle apple frost damage during harvest - Fruit Growers News

Washington State University Tree Fruit Extension collected some information regarding apple frost damage during harvest and here is what was found.

fruitgrowersnews.com

 

[Turkey Creek]

Picked a couple Arkansas Black and Goldrush today that hung through some temps that got down to 25 degrees for a few nights. Both were still edible, but definitely could notice that they had both lost a little crunch. They were not mushy though.

 

[rocksnstumps]

Enterprise the same way. Lost some crunch but not mushy at all. Honeygold is almost too soft right now for my taste. That is in zone 4b

 

[Telemark]

Question about Goldrush:

Will it ripen in storage after harvest? That is to say, does it improve in flavor while retaining its texture?

I know some late apples can be harvested before a freeze, rather than letting them fully ripen or go bad on the tree.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Question about Goldrush:

Will it ripen in storage after harvest? That is to say, does it improve in flavor while retaining its texture?

I know some late apples can be harvested before a freeze, rather than letting them fully ripen or go bad on the tree.

I do not know, we never have enough to last that long. LOL We need to plant more permanent trees strictly for personal consumption.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Question about Goldrush:

Will it ripen in storage after harvest? That is to say, does it improve in flavor while retaining its texture?

I know some late apples can be harvested before a freeze, rather than letting them fully ripen or go bad on the tree.

I've kept Goldrush in our unheated garage over the winter. The flavor when fresh-picked is a bit more tangy, and as time goes by, they get sweeter, IME. They lose some "tang" it seems - but still a great eating apple all winter. Good sauce addition too.

 

[Telemark]

Awesome! Thanks.