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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard J. Ossolinski
Sent: 27 July 2007 12:36
To: Apple-Crop
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Fruit cracking/splitting
Thanks for the response, Derry, though the mystery remains unresolved,
as, FWIW, we had no unusually cold weather here just after bloom
Karmijn are under cover. I
would love to hear more about this.
Con Traas
The Apple Farm
Ireland
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From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard J. Ossolinski
Sent: 27 July 2007 12:36
To: Apple-Crop
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Fruit cracking
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To: Apple-Crop apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: Apple-Crop: Fruit cracking/splitting
Since this fruit-cracking topic appeared, along with the photos, I have
found two 30 year old Empire trees on which a single branch or scaffold
has produced several
Richatrd,
I've had the same cracks in my russeted apples : Golden Russet, St
Edmunds Pippin and Roxbury Russet.
I think this cracking is different from the cracking seen on Cox's
Orange which usually is circular around the calyx and usually appears
later in the season.
I sometimes see the
Thanks for the response, Derry, though the mystery remains unresolved,
as, FWIW, we had no unusually cold weather here just after bloom. Fun,
though, ain't it?
Richard
On Jul 27, 2007, at 1:33 AM, derrybill wrote:
Richatrd,
I've had the same cracks in my russeted apples : Golden Russet,
Anyone have a clue as to what causes this splitting/cracking? (Thanks
to Glen Koehler at UMO for creating this link)
http://pmo.umext.maine.edu/apple/nosearch/cracked-apples-Oz.htm
So far it seems specific to Karmijn de Sonnaville (fabulous apple here)
though I seem to remember a Mutsu on
