What you always wanted to know about apples - part 2
Hi folks, here I am again. This is my second part of my series about apple trees, apples, and old varieties. I plan to continue this series and I would be very happy if you enjoy reading it as well as I enjoyed writing it.
In case you missed the first part: apples part1
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Especially in the federal states of Germany, like Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein, Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, many wonderful avenues with fruit trees still exist today. Unfortunately, many people have lost the sense of getting on with their family and collecting apples on weekends.
Many apples fall ripe from the tree and lie unnoticed on the ground. The only solace is that at least the insects and wild animals can eat it.
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Instead, people hurry hectically and irritably to the nearest supermarket and buy overpriced, shrink-wrapped apples packed in plastic, which have often traveled halfway across the globe, soaked in pesticides (what a confusing word) and sealed with wax. Pesticides are called "Pflanzenschutzmittel" in German, which means translated "Plant Protection Product". I would love more to see that the plant is given a chance to protect itself.
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Many, especially young, German people only know three, four, five or maybe six apple varieties. If you ask them, they proudly report that they are increasingly enjoying the supposedly wonderful apples from Chile, Italy, the USA or China.
Rather, for every country in the world, I would like to see native varieties in particular promoted and locally promoted and consumed at the appropriate time of year.
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In German supermarkets we mostly find the following apple varieties:
Cox orange, Braeburn, Golden and Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Elstar, Boskop, Pink Lady, Gloster, Jonagold, and Gala.
To be continued in part 3 ...
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Oh - i also love Fuji apples!! and I was telling @anutu today that I have just finally tasted Honeycrisp! :)
Braeburns are nice too -a nice mix of sweet and tart... and i've never heard of the other varieties!
cox orange??? ohhhhhhh i want to taste this one! hehehehe In my fantasy story - two of the characters mix an apple and an orange together (they have the ability to create things from energy) and they come up with a really interesting new fruit hehehehe
i wonder if this is from my story? hehehe just kidding :)
we had apple festivals every year for the last 10 years and it was SUCH fun. everyone making homemade apple desserts, and watching apple cider being made... lots of other fun things too :) a great time!
Hello Dear @dreemsteem,
@anutu told me about your love for Fuji apples.
The Fuji apple is, like many known apple varieties, a crossbreed of two apple varieties. The Fuji apple consists of the Ralls Janet apple and the Red Delicious. The Ralls Janet was first discovered around 1800 in Virginia. The Red Delicious probably originated from a random breeding around 1870 in Iowa.
It is interesting to note that the Fuji apple was first bred in Japan in 1939 and is the most widely cultivated apple in the world. It is mainly cultivated in China and from my point of view, a little caution is advised as these apples are treated extremely strongly with pesticides.
The Honeycrisp is a development from 1962 of the University of Minnesota. for a long time it was unclear from which varieties it was bred, but today it is assumed that it is a breeding from the Keepsake and Golden Delcious x Charlamowsky varieties.
The apple was developed for growing in cold climates with a pronounced winter, which unfortunately drives up the price of the apple. therefore it is also called Moneycrisp.
The Braeburn is a random seedling from 1952 in New Zealand. It is still unclear who his parents are. one suspects Cox Orange and Lady Hamilton on the one hand.
I am pleased that you like my omissions and am curious to see how things will continue. I will discuss many well-known and lesser known apple varieties later on.
I will read your story about the fireflies in any case.
Wish you a wonderful Sunday
hahahahaa - oh- not necessary to read it! Maybe i'll just find the chapter about the orange/apple fusion for you to read that part! hehehehee
It's a long story, better for you to keep writing posts instead of reading my old stories LOL
Your comment made me smile - even your COMMENTS are so well-informed!!! :) you know so much about the apple! I'm so curious to see exactly WHERE it started :) maybe you can write a post about how you became fascinated with them too! hehehehe
Where we used to live had apple trees everywhere. And then they planted more! :) They really do evoke a lovely sort of nostalgia when I see them. I haven't had any apples in my home in some time (the camp that we work at...they are always abundant - so I can always just take one from the dining hall hahahaha)
but yesterday - your post made me go buy a whole bag of them for our house :)
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(update: if we get organic Fujis... then - it's better, right? I always try to get organic fruit, especially if it has a thin skin like apples!!! but never noticed if they do have organic Fuji. I'm not sure which apples I got yesterday to be honest. I just grabbed a bag of them. hahahahahahaha)
In Germany, I've never seen organic Fuji Apples - unfortunately. 95% of the organic stores in Germany sell apples from Germany. In border regions, apples are also sold from countries such as Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic. This applies to the 5 to 10 known apple varieties, which are easy to transport and have a long storage life. For regional, rare and old apple varieties, these requirements are often not met.
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...
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Amazing interesting article. I am looking forward to reading more about the old varieties. So cool that you write about this very interesting subject.
Agathe von Klanxbüll is one of the old sorts I like a lot, unfortunately this sor is not availabe in stores and you just get it from little country farmers.
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WOW, they're looking like that apple it was given Snow White from her stepmother...
Grrrrr...aren't they? But, no. As a matter of fact this sort is very popular in our area - it is crispy, juicy and delicious at the same time. We are happy to guarantee that nobody's stepmothers have ever touched them. ;-)
Darling, only joking...they're looking so great.
Do you know the name of this apple variety???
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I think it is a honneycrisp. ...or maybe a Red Johnaprince. Both are equally delicious.
Thanks! I hope you'll be there :-)
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