Alternate title: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
I shall begin with the bad/ugly. Not sure of the difference. Japanese Beetles did some serious damage to the Lodi trees. Thankfully the trees are well established. Not sure how young trees survive such decimation.
The good.
The bad/ugly. Again, not sure of the difference. This old Jon-A-Red tree is the last original one that GrandpaK planted about 40 years ago. Back in the day, it was our main fall sauce tree; we would pick and sauce in late August and September. This variety also made great pies, crisps, cider, and is also good fresh - especially with caramel dip.
Now - this is what most of these apples look like.
And many of them turn bright red and then fall right away. Obviously they're diseased or something; but I have no idea what it is or what to do about it. They're not big, but that's easy to explain: this tree has too many apples to thin. Small apples aren't a problem. But the ugly is😕
The other 15 or so trees are doing great though, so if we don't get any Jon-A-Red it's ok.
If you're local and like apples, lmk. We might have some to share in a few weeks.
So we keep thinning and thinning and thinning ~ and apples keep growing and growing and growing. They look great!
