Fruit ripening right now - Late July

Native - Looking forward in a couple years to the Priscilla first fruits. The published info made it sound like one to try. The Bevan's looks like a nice apple from the pic. Some leaf spotting doesn't bother us at camp - deer don't care and as long as they produce a decent crop each year, Bevan's would work for us. With no cedars / junipers around camp for miles, CAR isn't a problem.

Our newest DR arrivals at camp are Priscilla, Galarina, Crimson Topaz, Sundance, & Dayton. All seem to be growing with no problems so far. They were just planted this spring, so no fruit for several years, and we'll watch to see what affects them on the bug / disease front. One DR tree that has impressed me is Goldrush. Last year we had 2 apples and they were delicious - sweet / tart & complex flavor. On a couple trees this year, we have about 8 apples total from Goldrush. No visible problems and growing well. I have 1 more Goldrush on order for next year, along with 1 more Sundance and Crimson Topaz. ( I've said we were done planting apples, but I'll find room for a couple more - maybe a Bevan's or Yates too ). The camp members are so fired up at the number of apple / crab varieties we have growing, they want more !!

If I remember - don't you have an Ark. Black at your place ?? We planted one last year and it looks tremendous !! Great grower here for us and no disease probs. so far. I wouldn't mind another Ark. Black either. Good looking tree.
 
Bowsnbucks said:
Native - Looking forward in a couple years to the Priscilla first fruits. The published info made it sound like one to try. The Bevan's looks like a nice apple from the pic. Some leaf spotting doesn't bother us at camp - deer don't care and as long as they produce a decent crop each year, Bevan's would work for us. With no cedars / junipers around camp for miles, CAR isn't a problem.

Our newest DR arrivals at camp are Priscilla, Galarina, Crimson Topaz, Sundance, & Dayton. All seem to be growing with no problems so far. They were just planted this spring, so no fruit for several years, and we'll watch to see what affects them on the bug / disease front. One DR tree that has impressed me is Goldrush. Last year we had 2 apples and they were delicious - sweet / tart & complex flavor. On a couple trees this year, we have about 8 apples total from Goldrush. No visible problems and growing well. I have 1 more Goldrush on order for next year, along with 1 more Sundance and Crimson Topaz. ( I've said we were done planting apples, but I'll find room for a couple more - maybe a Bevan's or Yates too ). The camp members are so fired up at the number of apple / crab varieties we have growing, they want more !!

If I remember - don't you have an Ark. Black at your place ?? We planted one last year and it looks tremendous !! Great grower here for us and no disease probs. so far. I wouldn't mind another Ark. Black either. Good looking tree.
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For some strange reason I didn't plant Arkansas Black until last spring. I've always heard it was a good apple to grow, but waited until last year to get it. Same thing with Enterprise.

Goldrush is going to be one that struggles with CAR in my area. I planted one in the spring of 2014. Tree has grown well but just eat up with CAR. I will give it 3 more years to see what happens and top work it if not pleased. I loved the drop time for this area, and that is why I planted it. If it makes apples and just looks bad, I will tolerate it. Time will tell.

PS: If I'm ever around your place, I'm going to stop and eat apples with you...LOL.:D You have several I have never tasted! Sundance is the next apple I'm planting!
 
Goldrush and sun dance were both in my initial list but dropped them due to CAR susceptibility. Might try one and keep it sprayed as well as possible. Problem for us is the farm is 3 hours away.
 
Btaylor said:
Goldrush and sun dance were both in my initial list but dropped them due to CAR susceptibility. Might try one and keep it sprayed as well as possible. Problem for us is the farm is 3 hours away.
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The PRI data sheet shows Sundance with good CAR resistance if I remember correctly. I will try to look later.
 
I think univ of ar list it as having issues with car but my CRS could be acting up again too.
 
A friend called me last week and said his Norland is ripe. This right in the middle of Minnesota.

Two years ago, he said it was the best producer after the bad winter. Rated to zone 2.
Yup, I have a 2016 bench graft in the ground.
 
Native - If you're ever up in Pa. - you BETTER let me know ahead of time !! I'll gladly take you to camp and show you the place. I'd look forward to the visit. Just let me know with a PM and we'll set it up.

On the Ark. Black - The funny thing about ours is ........ I forgot where I planted it in our main orchard. Earlier this spring, I was walking down thru the rows and a tree caught my eye. Before I looked at the aluminum tag, I wondered what tree was looking so good and had such a good shape. I thought it was an Enterprise, but it was the Arkansas Black. If it continues on growing like it started, it'll be a champ for us. I read it's a good eater, but the late drop time was the seller for us.

Along the thread topic - I see our All-Winter-Hangover crabs are showing some red on them now, and so are our Hyslop crabs. Both are about the size of golf balls now.
 
Bowsnbucks said:
Native - If you're ever up in Pa. - you BETTER let me know ahead of time !! I'll gladly take you to camp and show you the place. I'd look forward to the visit. Just let me know with a PM and we'll set it up.

On the Ark. Black - The funny thing about ours is ........ I forgot where I planted it in our main orchard. Earlier this spring, I was walking down thru the rows and a tree caught my eye. Before I looked at the aluminum tag, I wondered what tree was looking so good and had such a good shape. I thought it was an Enterprise, but it was the Arkansas Black. If it continues on growing like it started, it'll be a champ for us. I read it's a good eater, but the late drop time was the seller for us.

Along the thread topic - I see our All-Winter-Hangover crabs are showing some red on them now, and so are our Hyslop crabs. Both are about the size of golf balls now.
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Great info and thanks for sharing. I'm assuming that All-Winter must drop very late. What can you tell me about it?
 
All-Winter-Hangover is a tree that St. Lawrence Nursery sells - I think it's a proprietary variety (?). It gets apples about 1 1/2" in dia. that are delicious to eat if you want to rob some from the deer. Ours have good branch angles ( on their own ) and by year 3 have put on up to 50 apples. Last fall the apples dropped periodically into late December, but the tree was only about 12 ft. tall - 3rd leaf. I think as the tree grows more and has bigger fruit loads, they'll hang on longer. ( we have 3 more now ) They don't seem to be disease-prone, and they haven't been a bug magnet either. I can't vouch for CAR resistance because we have no cedars / junipers around for miles, so we don't have that problem. So far, they've been NO PROBLEM AT ALL. The oldest one is probably our best looking apple or crab on the camp's ground. This year's crop is between 40 and 50 apples again, and we had some late frosts this spring. They turn red when ripe.

If I had another old field that I could plant to apples & crabs, I'd have at least 10 All-Winter-Hangovers in there. October thru December drops for us here. I love 'em.
 
This is Priscilla today. There was one fell off the tree and it tasted good to me. Seems a little early, but I honestly can't remember when they have ripened before.

This tree is still young and had less than 35 apples this year. They are good sized.





These Ayers Pears are in the zone. I ate one today and it was good, but I'm going to let them hang a little longer.



 
Is Ayers a late pear for you there ?? I've heard the name but never checked into their story.
 
Is All-Winter-Hangover & Winter Wildlife Crab the same thing? I think their both from SLN aint they?
 
Bowsnbucks said:
Is Ayers a late pear for you there ?? I've heard the name but never checked into their story.
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No, it's the earliest pear I grow. I will be eating them in just a few more days....
 
BV - Post #33 ....... No they are not the same. All-Winter-Hangover gets an apple about 1 1/2" in dia. and the Winter wildlife crab gets one about 1" according to SLN's catalog. AWH ripens in mid-season, WW ripens late. Both are said to hang into / thru winter. We have both planted at my camp and so far the AWH is in the lead for tree growth and apple production.

I think Sandbur has the Winter Wildlife crab at his place. If I remember, he's posted pix of it and it, too, looks very good. I think his pix showed the tree with red crabapples on it with lots of snow on the ground and deer tracks all around it. Maybe he'll chime in !! Sandbur ??
 
My avatar shows some Winter Wildlife crabs taken in late Oct. after an unusual snowstorm. Very dependable cropper for me. A lot of them do hang on all winter. Good for birds but maybe not the best for deer.
 
Native - I couldn't tell from the pic of the Ayers pears if they were only half-grown or were full size and ripe. I have no knowledge of Ayers at all, but I'm interested in new info on pears of any variety.
 
Yep I have a WWC but not an AWH. Dad gum you guys and all these varieties mix me up sometimes. :)
 
Bowsnbucks said:
Native - I couldn't tell from the pic of the Ayers pears if they were only half-grown or were full size and ripe. I have no knowledge of Ayers at all, but I'm interested in new info on pears of any variety.
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They are a medium sized pear. The picture I showed is on a tree that was very fruit heavy this year and wasn't thinned, so the pears are a little smaller than normal. In a normal year they are a larger, but not near the size of a Moonglow - probably 2/3 the size of a Kieffer.

I noticed another Ayers at the farm which was loaded about normal, and the pears were bigger than the ones in my pic.

They do still have several days to grow as well. They probably won't be fully ripe until another 2 weeks. When I start eating them I will try to remember to take some more pics.

What they lack in size, they make up for in taste. It's hard to describe how good that pear tastes compared to others I have tried.

This is a very old cultivar. I found a paper one time (wish I had saved it) from many years ago where they were recommending pears for areas with heavy fireblight. Ayers, Warren and another one I can't remember were the top three on the list. Due to the sweetness, Ayers is often called "Sugar Pear."
 
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Native - Thank-you sir !! Sounds like a real good one to add.
 
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