![]() I hate to waste the time, effort, and orchard space on an apple this is not one my family will enjoy. That being an apple that does not turn too soft, mealy, and mushy from the time it takes to pick it and bring it inside the front door of my house.Īnyone that has had this apple or has this apple currently to give me actual " hands" on info really does help decide if I will put this apple in my orchard or not. I cannot seem to find a decent keeping apple that is not mush once picked. I am still picking fruit off of those two trees. I started getting some Sunrise Fuji and some Idared apples to use in the latter part of September. The Monark is too young still, so no fruit as if yet. The Summer Rambo is a huge apple that is very dry. Excellent eating quality for a late summer apple, very tart and crisp off tree. The Monark apple is very large, with red to striped red skin. apples and MonArk apples, or AA44, an apple variety from Arkansas. Monarch apple trees flavour: Sweeter than Bramleys and needs less sugar. Monark Apple Tree 48.95 Sold out The Monark apple is a firm fleshed apple with superb tartness, this is also a great early pie apple. Information about Rave Apples including applications, nutritional value, taste. Monarch - appearance: Large, conical with a dull red flush and stripes. Monarch Apple tree Season: Mid October, lasts in storage through January. I have Summer Rambo and Monark apple that ripens a little earlier. Monarch is a very late culinary apple that is suitable for frosty areas. I need an apple tree that fits into the late summer period, around August. If you have grown or know about any of Nick’s varieties, please send a description of the apple variety, and I will post it here. There is no information about many of Nick Botner’s apples. ![]() He is retiring, and he will not be selling sion wood beginning in 2014. MonArk is grower friendly so far, the 1st crop is very clean in spite of few fungicide sprays, also no sign of fireblight and tree is well behaved and easy to manage. He collected over 4,000 apple varieties and sold scion wood. Monark Apples are ready Excellent eating quality for a summer apple, very tart and crisp off the tree, good for eating, sauces and pies. ![]() The rest of them have a “poor” keeping rating. MonArk pros and cons so far: Pros: The fruit has a nice crisp flavor, above average size and a pretty red color. Better then the rest of the summer apples they have available. I figured the Duchess of Oldenberg did not keep long being a “summer” apple.
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