RE: What you always wanted to know about apples - part 2
Here in Eastern US:
Locally growing:
Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, McIntosh, Gala, Golden Delicious
good for Cider
Red Delicious, Northern Spy, Ida Red, Cortland, Golden Delicious, McIntosh, Mutsu and, Empire.
Here's one grown locally ONLY:
Wolf River, and it's HUGE. Larger than one's hand!
Only a few hours away, in Upstate new York, is a university called Cornell. Cornell has a huge Farm lab. There, they develop varieties of apple:
Cortland, Rome, Empire, are but a few (Named for local towns) in truth, there are literally hundreds of varieties, developed and grown in New York state!
Fall, here in New England means a trip to the local farms to pick our own apples, farm fresh cider, and other fruits and veggies.. and while we are out, we always pick up some local cheeses, to pair with Apples. Makes for awesome nibbling!
This is so interesting and thanks so much for this information. In Germany, it's nearly the same. Some people like it so much picking up apples, plums, and pears from local farmers. The problem for most of the old apple varieties is that they are not suitable for storage. but anyway it's always fun tasting the fruits and treat them for jam, juice or/and cakes. Have a nice Sunday...
I have a crapabble growing in my yard.
https://steemit.com/recipe/@bluefinstudios/crabapple-jelly-recipe
I made a CrabApple Jelly last month
This sounds so deilcious...