Apples for my records
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Libertyl: bloom group 2 early mid season, ripening time late September
In addition to fresh preparations, Liberty apples hold their shape when cooked and are popularly baked whole, stuffed with spices, brown sugar, and nuts. The apples can also be incorporated into tarts, pies, muffins, and bread, sauteed with browned butter and spices, or stewed to create a decadent dessert. (see Specialty Produce)
Ripening midseason, it is sweet-tart, aromatic, crisp, and juicy–perfect for fresh eating or for cider blends (°Brix 12). The harvest window is narrow–ripe fruit will lose texture and flavor rapidly if left on the tree–and multiple pickings are recommended.(Cummins Nursery)
Gravenstein: bloom group 2, ripening time early to late August
The most documented origin theory traces the apples to South Jutland, Denmark, in 1669. Count Carl Ahlstedt found the variety at the monastery L'Abbaye de Hautcomber near Lac du Bourget in Savoyen.
Gravenstein apples have a sweet-tart flavor suited for fresh and cooked preparations. The apples are traditionally consumed as an early-season dessert variety and are savored for their balanced, sometimes sharp flavoring.The apples can also be dried for extended use or pressed into juice for ciders and brandy.
Despite their fame, Gravenstein apples have a notoriously short shelf life and delicate skin, preventing the variety from being shipped long distances. The apples are also sensitive to diseases and have thin, easily disconnected stems leading to a pre-harvest drop. These characteristics have prevented Gravenstein apples from being commercially produced on a large scale, localizing the variety to fresh markets in their growing regions.(Specialty Produce)
Braeburn: bloom group 4 late mid season, ripening time late October
McIntosh: bloom group 4 late mid season, Ripening time late October
Honeycrisp: bloom group 3 mid season, ripening time September
Arkansas Black: bloom group 4, ripening time October
Stayman Winesap: bloom group 4, ripening time mid to late October
Dabinett hard cider apple: bloom group 4, ripening time late October
Libertyl: bloom group 2 early mid season, ripening time late September
In addition to fresh preparations, Liberty apples hold their shape when cooked and are popularly baked whole, stuffed with spices, brown sugar, and nuts. The apples can also be incorporated into tarts, pies, muffins, and bread, sauteed with browned butter and spices, or stewed to create a decadent dessert. (see Specialty Produce)
Ripening midseason, it is sweet-tart, aromatic, crisp, and juicy–perfect for fresh eating or for cider blends (°Brix 12). The harvest window is narrow–ripe fruit will lose texture and flavor rapidly if left on the tree–and multiple pickings are recommended.(Cummins Nursery)
Gravenstein: bloom group 2, ripening time early to late August
The most documented origin theory traces the apples to South Jutland, Denmark, in 1669. Count Carl Ahlstedt found the variety at the monastery L'Abbaye de Hautcomber near Lac du Bourget in Savoyen.
Gravenstein apples have a sweet-tart flavor suited for fresh and cooked preparations. The apples are traditionally consumed as an early-season dessert variety and are savored for their balanced, sometimes sharp flavoring.The apples can also be dried for extended use or pressed into juice for ciders and brandy.
Despite their fame, Gravenstein apples have a notoriously short shelf life and delicate skin, preventing the variety from being shipped long distances. The apples are also sensitive to diseases and have thin, easily disconnected stems leading to a pre-harvest drop. These characteristics have prevented Gravenstein apples from being commercially produced on a large scale, localizing the variety to fresh markets in their growing regions.(Specialty Produce)
Braeburn: bloom group 4 late mid season, ripening time late October
McIntosh: bloom group 4 late mid season, Ripening time late October
Honeycrisp: bloom group 3 mid season, ripening time September
Arkansas Black: bloom group 4, ripening time October
Stayman Winesap: bloom group 4, ripening time mid to late October
Dabinett hard cider apple: bloom group 4, ripening time late October