Hi Victoria,
I read your very interesting explanation about
irish peach and I wondered whether you know about Lodi. I read recently that it
comes from New York, 1942, of Transparent X Montgomery parentage (not that I
know anything about Montgomery either :~) and that it ripes later than Y.
Transparent. I had planted one many years ago, where I used to live but moved
away before the tree grew to produce fruits.
Last Spring, I managed to get a few branches before
the tree was ripped off by a bulldozer. I was lucky to find out about the plan
and get there in time to see what I could salvage. When I cut some branches of
the Lodi, I noticed that someone else had been there to cut grafting
material, so someone obviously though it was worth saving although that person
cannot know the identity of the tree as I do.
I never tasted the apple but I might one of these
days as I now have two one year small trees, and I am curious to know
whether you can tell me more about this apple.
Thank you
Hélène, zone 3
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 5:46
AM
Subject: Re: [nafex] Irish Peach
Apple
Being acquainted with both the Irish Peach and the
Peach Apple of Montreal, I can say positively that these are not the same
apple. The Peach Apple of Montreal is a very common apple here in northern NH
and VT and right across the border in Quebec. I have found it to be one of
several apple varieties consistently planted in both home and larger orchards
during the early to mid part of the 20th century. The others are Duchess of
Oldenburg, Yellow Transparent, Wolf River and Dudley. These five are
extremely predictable finds in our old plantings with also an occasional
Alexander. This may also mean that they are the ones that survived best over
the years. The Peach Apple of Montreal is described somewhat in
Beach's work. It ripens here in zone 3 well after Transparent and the flavor
develops from sub acid to richer and more mellow towards the end of it's
ripening period. This makes for several uses one of which is excellent sauce.
This Peach is has a strong conical form, rich yellow with often a bright
orange red cheek, hence the name in Canada Pomme Peche. Because of it's
appearance it is sometimes called Yellow Delicious by those who still think
that the only few apple varieties are those we find in the grocery store. The
background would almost have to be Russian since very little else was grown in
this region back when it was discovered. Vic in zone 3 NH
Claude
Jolicoeur wrote:
> A 23:27 01.04.25 -0400, vous avez écrit : >
>>>> > > Hi
Don: > > With Claude's info &
rendering's and Don kicking it over the
edge, > boy oh boy. The minds on here
dedicated to apples is astounding. > > Thanks for all the
background... > > Gianni, > Please keep in mind that all I
did was to quote 2 other people on this Irish Peach. One is from England and
the other is in New Brunswick (zone 4), both places being very different from
your Minnesota or Don's Virginia. I have never grown it myself and thus have
no personnal opinion on it... There is another similar apple sometimes grown
in Quebec, called Peche de Montreal (or Montreal Peach), possibly of Russian
origin, that some claim to be the same as Irish Peach. >
Claude
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