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MineralMan

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8. Thanks. I'll check that.

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 30, 2019, 06:27 PM

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The Cosmic Crisp apple is coming Monday [View all] JohnnyRingo Nov 2019 OP

Apples are weird. I planted a Honeycrisp tree in my backyard MineralMan Nov 2019 #1

you might enjoy heritage or heirloom apples ... Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #3

Thanks. I'll check that. MineralMan Nov 2019 #8

So the crabapple was grafted? LeftInTX Nov 2019 #6

Yes. Pretty much all apples are. MineralMan Nov 2019 #7

Didn't know crabapples were. LeftInTX Nov 2019 #9

a flowering crab would be. mopinko Nov 2019 #11

you got lucky. mopinko Nov 2019 #12

I have a Mulberry in the back that I let grow as a sucker from a neighbor's tree stopwastingmymoney Dec 2019 #18

My guess is yours is a girl! jcgoldie Dec 2019 #20

I don't know, but we have two volunteer mulberry trees MineralMan Dec 2019 #23

It is a fast growing tree stopwastingmymoney Dec 2019 #44

Birds eat them up, and then MineralMan Dec 2019 #47

Very cool. cilla4progress Dec 2019 #27

Well, the flowering crabapple is a graft on whatever rootstock MineralMan Dec 2019 #31

Great cilla4progress Dec 2019 #32

Apple Trees TuxedoKat Dec 2019 #45

There are tons of apple trees in my neighborhood. MineralMan Dec 2019 #46

What grocery gets it first and/or when will Backseat Driver Nov 2019 #2

I was wondering too. JohnnyRingo Nov 2019 #16

Yep. cilla4progress Dec 2019 #28

I had the pleasure of trying it out ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #4

How does it compare to Gala in snap and flavor? Gala is my fave. nt Blue_true Nov 2019 #14

Since they quit selling Cameos I have struggled cilla4progress Dec 2019 #30

Have you tried Envy? rusty fender Dec 2019 #36

Envy is my favorite right now too!!! nt blaze Dec 2019 #37

Nope - will try it! cilla4progress Dec 2019 #40

Hmm. ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #22

Thanks. I will try the new variety out once it reaches my part of the country. nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #43

So, this is undoubtedly a "GMO" product Goodheart Nov 2019 #5

crossbreeding is not GMO. TeamPooka Nov 2019 #10

The very purpose of crossbreeding is to modify genes. Goodheart Dec 2019 #24

A GMO, or genetically modified organism, is a plant, animal, microorganism or other organism whose TeamPooka Dec 2019 #33

The difference is customerserviceguy Dec 2019 #41

Cross-breeding and selective breeding has been done for many centuries. Blue_true Nov 2019 #15

From the OP: Stinky The Clown Nov 2019 #17

I am SO very tired of the stupid "non-GMO" BS. Silent3 Dec 2019 #19

This new apple producer feels compelled to call it "non-GMO" because of marketing reasons, obviously Goodheart Dec 2019 #25

While all that may be true Mariana Dec 2019 #42

Article specifically says no cilla4progress Dec 2019 #29

There are so many apple varieties, a person could eat a different apple each day for two years! TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #13

that cosmic crisp supposed to be resistant to cedar rust jcgoldie Dec 2019 #21

Hey - Wenatchee is my home! cilla4progress Dec 2019 #26

I'm a crossbreed myself; Texas/Washington. Aristus Dec 2019 #34

I'm a little miffed about this apple. Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #35

And the WA Delicious apple was partly responsible blaze Dec 2019 #38

the Washington Delicious is the most tasteless of apples. Grasswire2 Dec 2019 #39