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We have about 25 wealthy trees , very hardy dependable ,excellent eating apple comes a little early in the season , picked at its prime sweet a little soft compared to later apples , I also looked thru Jungs and notice again they are offering Prairie Magic we have a few here but they have been hard to source in the States until the last coup[le years , our Prairie Magic are young and have not got a crop yet but this may be the year 2016
I have one on Antonovka rootstock from SLN planted in 2010. It's not in a prime location and didn't do much until I limed, fertilized and gave it some more sunlight two winters ago. It put out 5 or 6 apples this year. Not as crisp an apple as I like but tasty and I ate them up. They dropped for me in early Sept. I've had no disease problems with it so far. It's a Minn. apple that's been around for a long time so may well be worth a try.
We have about 25 wealthy trees , very hardy dependable ,excellent eating apple comes a little early in the season , picked at its prime sweet a little soft compared to later apples , I also looked thru Jungs and notice again they are offering Prairie Magic we have a few here but they have been hard to source in the States until the last coup[le years , our Prairie Magic are young and have not got a crop yet but this may be the year 2016
I have one on Antonovka rootstock from SLN planted in 2010. It's not in a prime location and didn't do much until I limed, fertilized and gave it some more sunlight two winters ago. It put out 5 or 6 apples this year. Not as crisp an apple as I like but tasty and I ate them up. They dropped for me in early Sept. I've had no disease problems with it so far. It's a Minn. apple that's been around for a long time so may well be worth a try.
Look up and search Peter Gideon he developed the wealthy apple in the 1868 , He was and is the foundation of apple breeding in the far north , His work was done in Minnesota and led to the u of m apple breeding today
Look up and search Peter Gideon he developed the wealthy apple in the 1868 , He was and is the foundation of apple breeding in the far north , His work was done in Minnesota and led to the u of m apple breeding today
Prairie Magic was on the recommended list at an apple meeting about 2 falls back in staples, Mn. The discussions were about apple survival after the previous bad winter.
We have some Bonnie Best here , 10 trees or so got them from Maple valley Orchard in wis. had them put on bud 9 and had fruit the second year not much but tried a few , large apple similar to wolf river mid season , large , good cooking apple have had people ask for them by name so there is some interest , will not hang late but a great Apple at its peak flavor , seems very hardy zone 4 ? or 3 .
If you want a very hardy zone 3 or colder apple try the Prairie Magic you wont be disappointed ,, much easier to grow than honeycrisp and as good quality