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Davy

2007-11-15, 1:25 pm

I have a young Winter Gem dessert apple which has produced a few fruits.
They have not fallen off the tree and so to add a bit of late autumn colour
to the garden I have left them on the tree.

How late can I leave apples on the tree? For instance what if there is a
sharp frost and the apples are frozen - are they then only good for cooking?
( I Googled 'frozen apples' and was advised by several sites to coat the
apples in syrup before freezing - but I don't fancy doing that in the
garden).

Any one had experience of this?

Davy



pied piper

2007-11-16, 1:25 pm


"Davy" <david@REMOVEallTHISchobham.org.uk> wrote in message
news:hbCdnQa5L7hh4qHaRVnyuAA@brightview.com...
>I have a young Winter Gem dessert apple which has produced a few fruits.
> They have not fallen off the tree and so to add a bit of late autumn
> colour
> to the garden I have left them on the tree.
>
> How late can I leave apples on the tree? For instance what if there is a
> sharp frost and the apples are frozen - are they then only good for
> cooking?
> ( I Googled 'frozen apples' and was advised by several sites to coat the
> apples in syrup before freezing - but I don't fancy doing that in the
> garden).
>
> Any one had experience of this?
>
> Davy
>
>

do u have a brain if so use it

Amethyst Deceiver

2007-11-16, 1:25 pm

pied piper wrote:


Snip

> do u have a brain if so use it


Oh dearie me. Pots and kettles spring to mind.
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Linz
Wet Yorks


Judy

2007-11-18, 5:25 pm

On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:15:35 -0000, "Amethyst Deceiver"
<spam@lindsayendell.co.uk> wrote:

>pied piper wrote:
>
>
>Snip
>
>
>Oh dearie me. Pots and kettles spring to mind.


Fuck off back to uk.misc, fish face.
cliff_the_gardener

2007-11-21, 5:25 pm

Davy
Winter Gem is a good dessert apple. It should be picked in October
for use from November to January when stored in a cool place such as a
garage.
When left longer on a tree they ripen too much and loose their keeping
qualities (true off all apples).
Winter Gem was raised in Kent in 1975 from a cross between Grimes
Golden and Cox's Orange Pippin. It was introduced to the market in
1993. Grown as a garden aplpe rather than for commercial growing
Regards
Clifford
Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Davy

2007-11-22, 9:25 am


"cliff_the_gardener" <cliff_the_gardener@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:2bb7ac17-25c6-4c4f-b4d7-59ae113fecd3@p69g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> Davy
> Winter Gem is a good dessert apple. It should be picked in October
> for use from November to January when stored in a cool place such as a
> garage.
> When left longer on a tree they ripen too much and loose their keeping
> qualities (true off all apples).
> Winter Gem was raised in Kent in 1975 from a cross between Grimes
> Golden and Cox's Orange Pippin. It was introduced to the market in
> 1993. Grown as a garden aplpe rather than for commercial growing
> Regards
> Clifford
> Bawtry, Doncaster, South Yorkshire


Clifford,
thanks for the advice, we picked the last apple a few days ago and it was
superb; thin skin too. Next year I will try a few experiments keeping
apples on the tree and storing them.

Davy


Granity

2007-11-22, 9:25 am


How late can I leave apples on the tree? For instance what if there is a
sharp frost and the apples are frozen - are they then only good for cooking? Wrote:
>


I'm tempted to say suck it and see :-)




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Granity
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