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Post by UseLess on Sept 15, 2022 15:17:51 GMT
That apple pic could very well be a Macintosh or mac-style apple. The others named (fuji,Gala) are more typically conical than this rather rounder, flatter shape. How old is the tree?
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Post by UseLess on Sept 15, 2022 15:21:01 GMT
I call it "edible landscape". I had 20-something fruit trees where I lived in the country. I miss them. I planted a Liberty apple not long after I bought this house in town. Two big rhubarbs that double as shrubs, a groundcover patch of strawberries, some thornless blackberries. The volunteer mulberry died off this past winter. I'm going to put an Italian prune (plum) where that stood. Several herbs and medicinal flowers, too, though I don't make much use of them.
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Post by farmrbrown on Sept 15, 2022 17:05:31 GMT
I just think it fortunate y'all have some nice trees. I'm envious.đ When I was growing up, Dad planted apple, pear and plum (Italian prune) trees in part of the horse pasture. To me a yard seems like itâs missing something if it doesnât have a fruit tree or 2. Sounds familiar. Of course one of the reasons I rarely drink OJ is because I grew up surrounded by orange groves, lol. But besides the pasture next door, there were 3 peach trees in the back yard....the only thing missing at your childhood home. To this day I can ID a peach tree from an apple tree by the leaves, from a passing car at 55 mph. Unless it required immediate disciplinary action from a leather belt my dad wore, the 'peach switch' was the preferred implement at our house.....LMAO.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Sept 15, 2022 17:37:10 GMT
When I was growing up, Dad planted apple, pear and plum (Italian prune) trees in part of the horse pasture. To me a yard seems like itâs missing something if it doesnât have a fruit tree or 2. Sounds familiar. Of course one of the reasons I rarely drink OJ is because I grew up surrounded by orange groves, lol. But besides the pasture next door, there were 3 peach trees in the back yard....the only thing missing at your childhood home. To this day I can ID a peach tree from an apple tree by the leaves, from a passing car at 55 mph. Unless it required immediate disciplinary action from a leather belt my dad wore, the 'peach switch' was the preferred implement at our house.....LMAO. We didnât have peach trees but my uncle had a peach orchard. Nothing like a huge, tree ripened peach⌠picked as I was heading out for an early morning ride. Yum. Havenât had a peach that was hardly edible for the last 30 years or so, until moving here. OhâŚmy mom used a razor strop with great efficiency on a frequent basis. My dad hated spanking us kidsâŚthe few times he did it was more show than substance. However I rarely disobeyed him as I hated disappointing him. Mom, on the other handâŚletâs just say I was well acquainted with the razor strop. đ¤Ł
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Sept 16, 2022 21:34:40 GMT
Was at DDâs for dinner last night and walked out to her property line to see her apple trees. Ate one of each but was really disappointed. The one tree might be yellow delicious or similar, which I donât care for. (They âre very small but might grow bigger if she gets the tree pruned. Thereâs an unbelievable amount of apples on both trees. The red apples were also surprisingly bland. âšď¸ Not sure what a person would do with either variety.
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Post by farmrbrown on Sept 16, 2022 21:57:11 GMT
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Sept 16, 2022 21:57:33 GMT
wildhorseluvr, We can quarts of "Apple Pie in a Jar", and although we try buying Gala apples when we can find them at the Amish store, you really can't tell much difference between Galas from the others once they're canned.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Sept 16, 2022 22:25:45 GMT
Ozarks Tom, IMHO the yellowish apples are a lost cause other than perhaps for sugar-free applesauce. The red ones *might* be usable for applesauce or a pie if lemon juice was added. I like tart applesâŚonly use Granny Smiths for pies. These apples were not only not tart but truly had very little flavor at all. Would definitely have to use for desserts with plenty of cinnamon, etc. added.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Sept 16, 2022 22:41:00 GMT
Interesting. I definitely like tart applesâŚthe kind that make your jaws cramp like biting into a lemon. đ My kids and DGKs (and I) like eating lemons and raw rhubarb. Donât see myself making cider, but maybe a person could mix some tart apples in with DDâs apples to make some decent pies.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2022 11:26:11 GMT
I say they are McIntosh apples.
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