Monday, October 17, 2016

Apple tasting with Redwood Empire CRFG chapter and tour of Main Street Trees in Napa, CA

We had over 60 apple varieties to try





We also tasted a number of pears. Warren, #17 was my favorite 



American persimmons, D. virginiana. We had two cultivars to try




Pears are getting cut


Various other fruits and black walnuts were offered for tasting too




Cut apples








We had at least 4 varieties of quince, Aromatnaya and Kaunching are upfront



Feijoa fruits



Cut pears



Tallying the taste scores for apples and pears


Apple display 




Touring the orchard at Main Street Trees nursery


The nursery grows and sells very large native oak and fruit trees.  They are grown in fabric containers, and they move them to larger containers every year.

 http://mainstreettrees.com/ 








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