Cider Chat

When John Bunker talks or teaches Apple Identification he doesn’t begin with the apple. He always goes back to the root of the tree…unless it is one of the Eric Clapton apples, i.e., you immediately recognize it as a variety that you all ready know. John provides a great metaphor for recognizing apples that you have learned to instantly know, much like you would a riff from your favorite musician. The core of the issue is your knowledge base of beginning to recognize key attributes that stand out during the apple identification process. Cammy Watts and John Bunker Where to start with Apple Identification? John says it, Begin by learning at least 24 varieties Two to learn first: Macintosh Cortland “You want to obsess over a Dingaling Sweet, not a Mac or Cortland apple.” Is it a seedling tree? When asked: How old it the tree? John says, “I need to see the tree to determine if it is a seedling.” You learn what are the attributes or the characteristics of the tree Even a hundred years later you can see t