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The ManyTracks Orchard Norkent Apple
Haralson x Rescue ~ AgCanada 1960's
Grafted 2017 on wild seedling rootstock in orchard First fruit 2020 ~ winterkilled 2021
2nd graft on Bulero wild seedling tree 2017
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Per reports: A very hardy and juicy orange striped yellow medium-big size apple. Tastes similar to an apple-pear, often compared to the Golden Delicious. Skin is moderately thick and sometimes russet. great juices, it is an excellent apple to eat fresh and to cook with. Must mature on the tree to develop its full flavors. Keeps for approx 3 months in storage. Tree sturdy, with a strong framework, bears at a young age, cross between the Haralson and Rescue. Appears to be a seedling from tens of thousands sent across the Prairies from an AgCanada program in the 1960's. We got our first taste in 2020 on the small seedling rootstock, and found it to be crisp, juicy and delicious. A beautiful apple. It kept about a month. Unfortunately, the young tree winterkilled that winter. Both grafts grew vigorously; the one on Bulero needing pruning after only a few years. 2021 Sadly, the young Norkent didn't make it through the winter. I'm guessing it was a little too vigorous with growth, and I should have picked off the blossoms and not let it so much fruit. Or that wild rootstock just wasn't that hardy? Or... I don't know why it died, but in the future I will let young trees make good wood before allowing them to set and ripen a crop, as hard as that is. Thankfully, I still have a healthy vigorous Norkent graft growing on the much older wild Bulero seedling tree, with no signs of blossom or fruit yet so I'm not worried about letting it fruit too early. The tree is plenty old and large enough to handle a good crop when it decides to begin (the base tree has fruited for many years, a very nice small dark red apple). I really look forward to fruit when it does, having tasted how very good it is 2020
October
30 -- Apples! --
2019 - Very good growth on both. #2 - Liking Bulero fruit more so will go toward half/half Norkent and original. 2018 - (1) Vigorous growth, 14-19", heavy ant/aphids so tanglefooted. Form is good. Scaffolds already. Have left one bottom rootstock branch - looks like crab. Rough looking leaves but overall good. (2) Vigorous growth, 10-16", many branches. Slowly cutting out top of Bulero to let Norkent replace at least half of tree. Bottom branches original to (hopefully) satisfy deer. 2017 - (#1) grafted to a sturdy, older 3 yr old seedling, probably crab. Vigorous growth (5-9-16") but had significant leaf damage (a lot on many trees), insect related I think. Scion from Bob Purvis. (#2) grafted to Bulero wild (fruiting) tree, above bottom limbs (to eventually replace top of tree). Very good growth. Copyright © Susan Robishaw |
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