Sunday, August 27, 2017
Genes bring apple history into focus
We all know that apples are from Kazakhstan. But today, gene resequencing techniques are telling us more about the long voyage of the apple from the wilds of the Tien Shen mountains to the U-Pick orchard.
In particular, the modern European-style apple is a cross between the original Kazakh apple, Malus sieversii, and the European crab apple, M. sylvestris.
In particular, the modern European-style apple is a cross between the original Kazakh apple, Malus sieversii, and the European crab apple, M. sylvestris.
Labels:
commentary,
pomiculture,
pomoculture
Friday, August 25, 2017
This week: Paula Red
Are you missing McIntosh this week? That classic fall apple is still a good 3 weeks away (4 if you don't want yours green).
In the meantime there is Paula Red, the best of the early Mac-like varieties of August (take that, Jersey Mac!)
Labels:
commentary,
Paula Red,
this week
Friday, August 18, 2017
This week: Gravenstein
This apple, tart, sweet, and complex, may be the best of August. Gravenstein makes me think of an early Macoun.
It is the one to get this week! and probably the next.
Saturday, August 12, 2017
What a difference nine years makes
I've finally replaced the worst photograph I've ever published on this blog with something better:
It's a Jersey Mac, reviewed here in 2008. It was the second apple review that I wrote for this blog, and the second apple that I photographed.
I still think I nailed it with the review, but the photo was just awful.
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