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Palustris:

The big apple weighs in at abour 3/4 of a pound. It is one called Catshead. The other for comparison is a standard size Sunset.
Mind it shows how careful one needs to be, one of the Catshead decided to leap out of the tree while we were picking and hit my wife in the mouth. Her lips are quite bruised, so no kissing for a while!

NightHawk:
Wow! That is a whopper Eric.  :o

It's fortunate your wife didn't sustain a more serious injury.  No more osculating for you for a while Eric.  :D

I've never heard of that variety before.  Is it an eating apple or cooking apple.  How does the flavour compare to similar varieties - sweet, sour?

Laurie.

Palustris:
Sorry should have said, Catshead is a very old variety of  cooking apple. The name comes from the shape of the end of the apple which looks like a cat's head.  It has the drawback of going hollow as it ripens and the passage makes an ideal home for an earwig or three.

NightHawk:

--- Quote from: Palustris on September 27, 2009, 01:27:57 PM ---It has the drawback of going hollow as it ripens and the passage makes an ideal home for an earwig or three.

--- End quote ---
That's a real shame.

It doesn't give you much opportunity to pick them to make apple pies or such like then, with critters like that taking up residence in them.

Laurie.

ideasguy:
Im envious. The fruit looks unblemished!

Do you spray your apple trees Eric?
If yes, I'd be very interested to hear about your spraying program.

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