Monthly Archives: October 2011

Apple Varieties to taste and Compare

Apples Varieties were viewable and tasty for learning what varieties are our favorites. Several weeks ago was the Heirloom Expo where one chapter of the California Rare Fruit Growers had about a hundred different varieties named and yesterday the Redwood Empire chapter had it’s annual Apple Tasting event at the location of California’s original antique apple nursery in Healdsburg. We were delighted to get a tour of some of the trees that were used to bud and graft hundreds of new trees over several decades.

Here is a link to a YouTube video filmed at this year’s apple tasting. It is very informative!

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Heirloom Apples – Grow your own – Yumm

an heirloom apple variety & owner Jean Wheeler

Fall and Winter are great seasons to add to your food and beauty in your yard, big or small. We are featuring both modern and heirloom fruit tree varieties. Seven of the old apple types we are selling are as follows and the date after the variety name is an estimate of the year it has been enjoyed and protected since.
Arkansas Black 1886
Ashmead’s Kernal 1700
Northern Spy 1800
Bramley’s Seedling 1813
Golden Russet 1845
Belle de Boskoop 1856
Waltana 1910

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