I have yet to eat a spur type red delicious that was worth anything. We used to grow Top Reds and later a sport of that was Classic. Both were good tasting reds but a non spur. They need to be planted on dwarfing rootstock to make them come into bearing earlier. Also an older type of red was called Starking. It was an excellent tasting apple with fair color. May be difficult to find this one.
Tommy Bruguiere Dickie Bros. Orchard Roseland, Va.
