Cliff, with Kentucky being in Zones 6a, 6b, and 7a, are you sure Honeycrisp will gow there? They are typically a Zone 3,4 or 5 apple, doing better in Zone 3. If you end up planting Honeycrisp, it will be interesting to see if they do well for you!
We have done blind taste tests with our customers here at Royal Oak Farm Orchard in northern Illinois with Honeycrisp and our original Jonagored. We peel the samples and ask customers to taste and tell us which is Honeycrisp. Only about 10% can get it right!! We had been charging $3/lb until this past season when we had the biggest crop ever. We went down to $2.38/lb by end of season and still had about 20 bushels left in the cooler that have since been sold wholesale......as low as $35/bu. Prices were effected this past season by our Midwest bumper crop.....we will have to wait and see wheer they open next season!!! Dennis Norton Certified Nurseryman/IPM Specialist Royal Oak Farm Orchard 15908 Hebron Rd. Harvard, IL 60033-9357 Office (815) 648-4467 Mobile (815) 228-2174 Fax (609) 228-2174 http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com ----- Original Message ----- From: England's Orchard and Nursery To: 'Apple-crop discussion list' Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [apple-crop] honey crisp prices Well Fellows guys and girls Honey Crisp it is then I was looking for those 15 to 20 more apple to fill in a block of Apples and I have made my choice Thank you for this intriguing discussion Cliff Thank you Clifford England England's Orchard and Nursery 2338 HIGHWAY 2004 Mc Kee, KY. 40447-8342 Specializing in alternative crops. www.nuttrees.net Email: [email protected] Ph. # 606 965 2228 See us On FACEBOOK @ https://www.facebook.com/Kynuttrees From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hugh Thomas Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:28 PM To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: Re: [apple-crop] honeycrisp prices In my personal view, based on personal taste preferences, which are subjective of course, Honeycrisp should not be called an "apple." It is so far above everything else that it is in its own realm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
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