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Jerry Sievert

@darius I'm rather partial to Gravenstein, but part of that is because it makes great cider, and I have 2 batches from fresh-crushing fermenting now.

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Darius Kazemi

@jerrysv I have a gravenstein in my yard - most of them went bad because they all ripen the same week and I was traveling :(

But I agree I think they are delicious

Jerry Sievert

@darius hopefully, with the addition of fresh cashmere hops while fermenting, part of the batch will be even better than normal.

last year was not a good year for the tree, this year has bounced back nicely.

Darius Kazemi

@jerrysv apparently the gravenstein is more or less biennial: it often, but not always, bears fruit every other year. Which made me a lot better about my tree.

minnetonkaorchards.com/gravens

Jerry Sievert

@darius huh interesting, thanks for sharing! I knew about its pollination issues, though.

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