Rambour Franc Apple

[@PlannedMayhem]

I was working for the electric company cutting trees around the power lines once. Saw an apple tree in a man’s garden, the apples looked like perfect red Snow White apples. talking to him he said it was a very rare apple tree with the best apples around. I was sceptical and refrained from eating one (I love apples but have developed a minor allergy to them as an adult) after a college ate one and attested to how good they where I took a bite. Ended up eating two apples and the itchy throat and swollen gums were worth it.

[@chilternheritageorchards]

I used to be allergic to apples until I only started eating organic apples. Now I eat an organic apple every day!

[@PlannedMayhem]

@@chilternheritageorchards i never used to be. these days apples, nectarines, peaches all give me swollen gums and itchy throat regardless of how they're grown. doesn't stop me eating them however.

[@marklloyd6433]

To be brutally honest I think standards have moved on a lot, that's why a lot of old varieties are lost. Some of the new patented cultivars are really quite remarkable. I've tried many heritage varieties and have grown many and I understand the romance of keeping them around - they can be great too. A common trait for many I feel is the beginning of the bite is great but you are left chewing flavourless pulp for far too long.

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Yes I am a fan of some newer cultivars of many fruits but some of the dessert, cooking and multipurpose fruits have a very wide, ancient and tried and tested gene pool. Many newer apples for example are descended from a very few cultivars eg Cox which has some in built difficult traits. This is never a good strategy for climate or pest and disease resilience.The other point is unless they are grown organically, many older cultivars lose flavour. Thanks for your comment though very appreciated.