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in approximate order of ripening:
JONAMAC
| GALA (KIDDS D8)
| IMPROVED RED GALA
| BUCKEYE GALA | CRIMSON GALATM
| SENSHU | WORCHESTER
RED McINTOSH | WICJIK
SUPER-COMPACT McINTOSH | JONATHAN | CORTLAND
| MACOUN | SPUR-TYPE
DELICIOUS | EMPIRE
| ROYAL EMPIRE | *PECK'S EMPIRE TM
| CRIMSON JONAGOLD
| JONAGOLD | GOLDEN DELICIOUS
| FORTUNE (NY 429)®
| *SPUR GOLDBLUSH TM
| SPIGOLD | IDARED
| MUTSU | SHIZUKA|FUJI
| NORTHERN SPY | RED YORK
 Mutsu
Now, I, John have to add some to the Mutsu apple. No, it's not
my favorite apple but it is close to the top. I'd put it in my top 10.
Unfortunately, this shot doesn't really show what I wanted to at all.
My Mutsu trees are on M.27 rootstock and are in their 3rd year of leaf.
The apple on the left was absolutely gigantic and probably weighed 2
pounds, maybe more. Nope, I'm not kidding.
Mutsu tastes like cider to me when it is ripe. It also can
have an exotic, almost subtropical taste as can a good, Southern Hemisphere
Granny Smith. It is a good keeper, excellent in pies and to eat out of hand.
A Mutsu can practically be a meal in and of itself.
Now, you might wonder are there any problems with growing Mutsu.
Well, it can be very sensitive to spring frosts. It can get blister
spot. It is very susceptible to Fireblight especially on my combination.  So,
if you only have a small number of trees, you can cut the fireblight
out making sure to get rid of the branches totally. I was able to
control all of my fireblight this year through sanitation.
Let's see, what else? Oh, yes. For the small grower birds can
be a problem, that is what the metal tape is in the first shot on
this page. You can try using AOL disks in your trees (I knew they
were good for something), just don't let them get too close to your
apples. You can try inflatable owls. There are fancy bird alarms you
can buy. If you live in a subdivision like me, you can't use the cannons
that fire off every few minutes, well, at least I wouldn't advise
it. You could get a dog. When I had my half-Chow, I had no problems
with birds in the orchard at all...None.
Mutsu is a Triploid so it
needs pollen from more than just another Mutsu tree. Make sure you have other cultivars
around Mutsu that bloom around the same time period. Hmmm...you will
need to spray Mutsu pretty well,;besides Fireblight it is very susceptible
to some of the summer rots, cedar apple rust, sooty blotch and fly
speck. Also, don't forget your bug sprays!!
I'm sure Dad can add more to this little exposition
OTOH, maybe you'd like to call us at: (865) 233-3539 with your
Mutsu story or line that you'd like to add to this page. Any Recipes?
Are you ready to buy a Mutsu tree?Remember
to stake them if, as I'd suggest, you buy them on dwarf rootstocks.
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