tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767347232343060305.post1278737739119557064..comments2023-04-16T05:53:26.299-07:00Comments on Grow Grow: Apple Trees: Stayman Winesap, Arkansas Black, and ZestarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767347232343060305.post-42895946969463385822014-05-29T19:12:12.010-07:002014-05-29T19:12:12.010-07:00Matt, thank you, I'm glad you like the blog. ...Matt, thank you, I'm glad you like the blog. I have only tasted Arkansas Black once and I was just taken with the color and crispness. So lovely. I definitely prefer hard as rock apples over anything the slightest bit soft or mealy. I look forward to watching them grow!hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822091653950128627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4767347232343060305.post-22053192833584380642014-05-29T04:43:37.129-07:002014-05-29T04:43:37.129-07:00We finally were able to harvest a few Ark. Black l...We finally were able to harvest a few Ark. Black last year, I had only seen them in badly retouched photos in old catalogs, but the fruit was amazingly dark-skinned. Nice and hard, and great for baking but also for eating, if you like a hard apple ( I do!). Love your blog!Matt Mattushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.com