In article <waidnfPa-677G_LVnZ2dnUVZ_s7inZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Derald <derald@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Marie Dodge" <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >What apples produce fruit where oranges grow?
>
> The following is specific to the state of Florida, U.S.A.; USDA
> hardiness zones 9-10. North-Central and Central Florida are the
> northernmost range of commercial citrus production and, until the
> mid-1980's, was a highly productive and fruitful region. From the late
> 1960's, into the mid-1970's several attempts were made to establish
> "Israeli" oranges commercially in Central and West-Central Florida as
> far south as Hernando County (Brooksville). Those commercial attempts
> are now moribund, as is the greater part of citrus farming within those
> regions. However, it is not uncommon to see apples and citrus grown
> together domestically as "dooryard" fruit. Apple trees and citrus trees
> are widely available in nurseries throughout the region.
>
> From: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG073
>
> >`Anna' and `Ein Shemer' were obtained from Israel in 1967. These
varieties
> >fruit and leaf well
> > in central Florida. Fruit ripens at Gainesville in late June to early
July.
> > Fruit sizes range from 2
> > to 2½ inches in diameter for `Anna' and up to 2¾ inches for `Ein
Shemer'.
> > `Anna' has a
> > shape similar to `Red delicious', but with approximately 30 to 40% red
> > blush. Flavor is good
> > and is sweet to semiacid. Ripe fruit of `Ein Shemer' are similar in
shape,
> > yellow and the
> > flavor is sweet.
I suggest that unless you want to reward land theft and genocide, you
should boycott anything Zionist (Israeli).
Using Google I queried "nursery, apple tree varieties, Arizona ". One
of the results
washttp://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/fruit/planting.html
Thinking that may be too dry I queried "nursery, apple tree varieties,
Alabama". One of the results was
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1138/
Dry or humid one or the other should have an apple for you.
Happy crunching.
> >
> >`Dorsett Golden' was introduced from Nassau, Bahamas and obtained at
> >Gainesville from
> > R.J. Knight of the Plant Introduction Station in Miami. Fruit is
yellow
> > with a 10% slightly pink
> > blush and size is 2 to 2¼ inches. Flavor is sweet and flesh is firm.
Fruit
> > have been stored
> > satisfactorily for 2 weeks under refrigeration. Fruit shape is similar
to
> > `Golden Delicious' and
> > ripens in late June in the Gainesville area.
> >
> >'TropicSweet' (Fla. 90-3). TropicSweet is released by the Florida
> >Agricultural Experiment
> > Station and patent rights assigned to Florida Foundation Seed
Producers,
> > Inc. for
> > distribution. This variety originated as [(N.J.38 x Anna) polycross].
> > TropicSweet blooms with
> > Anna, but ripens five to seven days before during early June at
> > Gainesville, Florida. ....
> > TropicSweet is recommended for trial in areas where Anna is grown
> > successfully (North
> > central to central Florida has proven most reliable for Anna).
>
> Much more information is available; for example, Google: "apple
> varieties" florida -ebay -book -books -auction -amazon
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