Apple Showcase 1998
The Southwest Michigan Apple Variety Showcase was held at Hilltop Nursery on October 18, 1998. Apple growers from Southwest Michigan looked at apples grown in Michigan Test Plots to determine how they perform under Michigan conditions. Most of the varieties shown where newer varieties. Growers where excited by some dual purpose apples being tested at the Clarksville Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES), as well as new dessert varieties. Hilltop nursery hosted the meeting, which was directed by Bill Shane. Variety commentary was given by Bill Shane, District Fruit Agent for Southwest Michigan Based at the Southwest Michigan Research & Extension Center (SWMREC),Wally Heuser of Summit Sales and Phil Schwallier District Fruit Agent and Clarksville Horticulturist.
Phil Schwallier and Wally Heuser
Phil Schwallier also brought Gala apples from his Retain trial. Growers were able to see the difference in maturity which this growth regulator provides.
Below are links to pictures of the varieties at the Showcase.
Apples from SWMREC and other SW Growers. This samples consisted of a single samople of fruit from one date.
Braeburn, SWMREC, Hartford, MI
Cameo, SWMREC, Blissfield
Coop 25, SWMREC
Coop 34, SWMREC
Coop 36, SWMREC
Dayton, SWMREC
Clarksville Varieties displayed showed several samples from different picking dates
Arlet, CHES
BC, CHES
Cameo, CHES
Coop 27, CHES
Coop 29, CHES
Coop 31, CHES
Coop 35, CHES
Enterprise, SWMREC, CHES, Hartford
Fortune, SWMREC
Fuji Types
Fuji, SWMREC
Fuji Nagafu #2, SWMREC
Fuji Nagafu #12, SWMREC
Fuji Yataka, SWMREC
Buckeye Gala, Columbia Basin, WA
Buckeye Gala, Salem OH
Galaxy Gala, SWMREC
Pacific Gala, Columbia Basin, WA
Pacific Gala, Columbia Basin, WA
Imperial Gala, SWMREC
Kidds Gala, SWMREC
Ginger Gold, SWMREC
Geneva 632, Hartford
Goldrush, SWMREC, CHES, Hartford
Hillwell Braeburn, Hartford
Red Delicious Types
It, Conklin MI
AceRed, Cook, MI
Marquis Ida Red, SWMREC, Conklin
Mollies Delicious, Berrien Co. MI
Myra Red Fuji, SWMREC
8C-28-27, Hartford
NY 429, CHES
NY 65707-19, CHES
NY 674, SWMREC
NY 7334-35, SWMREC
NY 74828-12, SWMREC
NY 75414-1, CHES
NY 75441-67, SWMREC
NY 81209-69, CHES
Orin, CHES
Pink Lady, SWMREC
PWR, CHES
HE R13T193, CHES
PA R27TR, CHES
PA R7T131, CHES
R98T486, Hartford
Red Yorking, SWMREC
Red Fuji, SWMREC
Rome Hargrave, SWMREC
Shizuka, CHES
Suncrisp SWMREC, CHES, Hartford
Sunrise, CHES
Ultaearli Senshu, SWMREC
Yoko, Hartford