inherited the lack of precocity associated with 

 Northern Spy. It is a great apple to eat, and I guess I 

 will be one of the few who will have that opportunity. 

 I understand that this was one of Roger Ways personal 

 favorites. 



NY 73334-35 



I evaluated a number of NY scab resistant apples 

 this year and this is probably the best. It ripens in mid 

 October. It is large, extremely crisp and juicy and quite 

 attractive with 80 to 90% red color. The acidity is 

 fairly high and this may mask some of the flavor. 

 Essentially, it is a good apple. 



Natco 3 



This is a very distinctive apple and for that reason 

 alone it deserves comment. It is a very typey yellow 

 apple that has cosmetic/russet problems. It has 

 prominent tan lenticels and an orange red cheek 

 similar to Suncrisp. Other than the shape the 

 distinctive feature of this apple is its very strong taste. 

 It has a strong perfume-banana flavor with juice that is 

 buttery and extremely thick. It is one that I think that 

 you would either love or hate. The skin is chewy with 

 elevated levels of tannins. 



Pristine 



I am not a big fan of Pristine but in the first week in 

 August there are not too many choices of yellow 

 apples. This year the Pristine in my NE- 1 83 block was 

 totally off. They can be very biennial. Ifit is harvested 

 when not completely yellow the acids will be very high 

 and it will have very little flavor. It does have licorice 

 taste when it is ripe. I do believe that this is another one 

 of those apples that will do better in a warmer climate. 



Runkel 



Runkel develops good red color before it is ready 

 to harvest. It is large with 80 to 90% red color at 

 harvest time in October. The flavor is good, truity, 

 tropical. When it is ripe the flesh may be somewhat 

 soft and the skin appears to be tough. It is quite 

 susceptible to apple scab. Overall it was a good apple. 



Sansa 



This is still one of the top apples that I recommend. 

 It IS very Gala-like, only ripening 2 weeks earlier. It is 

 a lousy looking tree and it has the appearance of having 

 apple mosaic virus, but this is genetic. I am totally 

 convinced that an apple such as this has a place early in 

 the season. Some people like it better than Gala. It is 

 a weak tree and we must work to keep it growing well. 

 In taste evaluation it comes out very high. 



Shizuka 



I continue to like this apple although I am seeing 

 more of its faults. At harvest it was rated highest of all 

 of the good apples in NE-183 for crispness, juiciness 

 and flavor. The only apples that were rated higher, 

 relative to being overall desirable, were Sansa and 

 Golden Supreme. This is one of the apples in our 

 storage test this year. It is softer than Mutsu at harvest 

 and it does not hold up in storage as well as Mutsu. I 

 have not tried it in CA storage yet, but in regular 

 storage it is pretty well shot by the end of January or 

 earlier. 



Sunrise 



Sunrise is an excellent apple if you harvest it on the 

 right day. It acts like a summer apple in that it ripens 

 variably, and when it develops good red color it has 

 lost much shelf life. I agree with research in British 

 Columbia that reports that it must be harvested much 

 earlier, at starch level readings of 2 to 3 (on a scale of 

 8) to have good shelf life. If placed in cold storage it 

 will deteriorate rapidly. I do not recommend this apple 

 because of the multiple harvests and the problem with 

 short shelf life. 



Takane 



It IS very similar to Fuji. It is medium size, with a 

 rather unattractive pinkish red color. The taste is 

 similar to Fuji but perhaps better m that it may be 

 sweeter and have more fruity aromatic flavor. It does 

 not have the flesh firmness of Fuji. I will continue to 

 look at this apple but I think that Fuji has the edge in 

 appearance, and firmness. 



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Fruit Notes, Volume 67, Spring, 2002 



