We are trying some hard-cider blends with them Mo. Art
On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 8:53 PM, maurice tougas <appleman.maur...@gmail.com> wrote: > "JuicyGold". > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Shoemaker, William H < > wshoe...@illinois.edu> wrote: > >> What region did you observe the Morren's Jonagored Supra on B9 Jon? Can >> you say something about chilling requirement for that cultivar? I think >> Jonagold is an excellent apple for fresh eating. If the New England Apple >> Association wants to brand it, I think they are making a good choice. >> >> Bill >> >> *William H. Shoemaker * >> >> *Retired fruit and vegetable horticulturist* >> >> *University of Illinois* >> >> wshoe...@illinois.edu >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [ >> apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] on behalf of Jon Clements [ >> jon.cleme...@umass.edu] >> *Sent:* Sunday, January 10, 2016 4:56 PM >> *To:* Apple-crop discussion list >> *Subject:* Re: [apple-crop] apple size >> >> Root pruning: YES >> Withhold nitrogen: YES >> Minimize dormant pruning, do some summer pruning (but don't remove >> fruit): YES >> Use Apogee: YES >> Over-crop: YES maybe, but use NAA and/or Ethrel to promote return bloom >> development >> Use B.9 rootstock (as opposed to M.9): YES >> Make sure you have enough variety to pollinate: YES >> >> I found Morren's Jonagored Supra (Willow Drive) grown on B.9 rootstock to >> be a very nice Jonagold strain. Good crops without too many large fruit. >> Still have to watch biennial bearing. I would plant that strain in a >> heartbeat if I want Jonagold. >> >> Did you hear New England Apple Association is going to brand Jonagold >> apples grown in New England? Not sure, however, what they are calling it? >> >> Any other ideas out there? >> >> Jon >> >> On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Hugh Thomas <hughthoma...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I've always wondered about root pruning with a deep running and large >>> disk. Just a thought... >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 9, 2016 at 11:48 AM, David Kollas <kol...@frontier.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Art: >>>> >>>> I don’t know whence the observations or measurements >>>> have come, but I saw a rootstock comparison >>>> in which G202 was said to produce “smaller fruit size.” For >>>> the reason you mention, I hope this is true, and of >>>> more than just statistical significance. I suspect that if it >>>> were a practical difference, we would have heard more >>>> about it. >>>> >>>> David Kollas >>>> Kollas Orchard, Connecticut >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 9, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Arthur Kelly <kellyorcha...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> > Any suggestions out there for how to reduce fruit size without >>>> getting into biennial bearing as in not thinning? Some varieties >>>> (Jonagold) would be more marketable if they were 2.75 - 3.0" instead of all >>>> more than 3.0". >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Art Kelly >>>> > Kelly Orchards >>>> > Acton, ME >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > apple-crop mailing list >>>> > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >>>> > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__virtualorchard.net_mailman_listinfo_apple-2Dcrop&d=BQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=1ejiT2NQyeKzdraKv8xrAbS0Mb4hB-tICIci2skuNv8&m=Hqq9Z6y5B9TNZ_9uOOp_yPhDCrjsh2nAbw-m9OO3M3s&s=V2zkAU1v4QS4CuU-kRUNoAnna22k1wBv9M-ekLVvzyE&e=> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> apple-crop mailing list >>>> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >>>> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__virtualorchard.net_mailman_listinfo_apple-2Dcrop&d=BQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=1ejiT2NQyeKzdraKv8xrAbS0Mb4hB-tICIci2skuNv8&m=Hqq9Z6y5B9TNZ_9uOOp_yPhDCrjsh2nAbw-m9OO3M3s&s=V2zkAU1v4QS4CuU-kRUNoAnna22k1wBv9M-ekLVvzyE&e=> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> apple-crop mailing list >>> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >>> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__virtualorchard.net_mailman_listinfo_apple-2Dcrop&d=BQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=1ejiT2NQyeKzdraKv8xrAbS0Mb4hB-tICIci2skuNv8&m=Hqq9Z6y5B9TNZ_9uOOp_yPhDCrjsh2nAbw-m9OO3M3s&s=V2zkAU1v4QS4CuU-kRUNoAnna22k1wBv9M-ekLVvzyE&e=> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jon Clements >> aka 'Mr Honeycrisp' >> UMass Cold Spring Orchard >> 393 Sabin St. >> Belchertown, MA 01007 >> 413-478-7219 >> umassfruit.com >> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__umassfruit.com&d=BQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=1ejiT2NQyeKzdraKv8xrAbS0Mb4hB-tICIci2skuNv8&m=Hqq9Z6y5B9TNZ_9uOOp_yPhDCrjsh2nAbw-m9OO3M3s&s=sXvQy899WAd74qds2MsdYkAMLLqLGRrS7hY8Gu-Dg-4&e=> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> apple-crop mailing list >> apple-crop@virtualorchard.net >> http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop >> >> > > > -- > Maurice Tougas > Tougas Family Farm > Northborough,MA 01532 > 508-450-0844 > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > > -- Art Kelly Kelly Orchards Acton, ME
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