Sweetango harvest begins

[wooduck]

 

[wooduck]

Sweetango , on m26 , 5th leaf very nice this year , light sandy loam limed heavily fertilized lightly , we use hardware cloth around base for voles , 3/4 dia 10 ft conduit ea tree for support paint trunks white for sunscald protection

 

[Charles Clear]

Gorgeous!

 

[gunfun13]

My favorite eater! Annoys me that it's a club apple and I can't grow it lol

 

[wooduck]

My favorite eater! Annoys me that it's a club apple and I can't grow it lol

Will be off patent 2027 , will not be called Sweetango as that name is copyright , will be available as Minneska

 

[yoteslayer]

Will be off patent 2027 , will not be called Sweetango as that name is copyright , will be available as Minneska

Thank you wooduck. Good info right there.

 

[chummer]

One of my favorites. I always buy them over HC for $1 less per pound.

 

[homerj]

Not a fan of Sweetango. Have tried them a number of times from a few sources.

 

[wooduck]

I am going to contact the u fo m and , inquire about propagation after patent expires there may be scion wood after expiration

 

[chummer]

Not a fan of Sweetango. Have tried them a number of times from a few sources.

They seem to have a short window where they are really good and definitely go downhill while the stores are still selling them.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

What does Sweetango taste like? Is it a sweet apple or is it a tangier apple?

 

[wooduck]

What does Sweetango taste like? Is it a sweet apple or is it a tangier apple?

I have never tasted a Sweetango from a store that is near the quality fresh from the tree is , we have stored and sold for two months and been good , they are not a long term storage apple , Parentage is Honeycrisp X zestar ,, honeycrisp is known for storage ,, zestar is not they lose the crisp in a few weeks , explains much about the apple as far as taste Sweetango is very much appropriate naming sweet with a tang longer hanging fruit increases size and sweetness

 

[MilkweedManiac]

Looks beautiful! I just bought a few Sweetango's earlier today at Meijer to try for the first time. They looked beautiful, but I'm sure they won't taste as good as yours!