Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Gloria



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berlin.de, says...
Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Gloria



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Search for Bois d'arc tree...Bodark Tree...Osage orange.
Don't think I ever heard of anyone eating them
--
We child proofed our home,
but they are still getting in.

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Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Gloria

Sounds like something that goes well with cow pie.

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"paghat" wrote in message newsaghat-
Sounds like something that goes well with cow pie.

-paghat the ratgirl

I'm sorry if this sounded like a frivolous post....it wasn't. This type of
apple tree does exist and is a very large, beautifully shaped tree. It
grows very large, green apples that are extremely sour or tart eaten raw,
but are wonderful cooked. I don't know why they're commomly called "horse
apple".

Gloria



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Thanks, I'll try that.

Gloria

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berlin.de, says...
Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available
commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in
many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour
tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from
told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home
place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to
have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Gloria



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Search for Bois d'arc tree...Bodark Tree...Osage orange.
Don't think I ever heard of anyone eating them
--
We child proofed our home,
but they are still getting in.

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!




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Nope, that wasn't it. It is a real apple tree and I should have mentioned
that I'm in the south, zone 7, N.E. AL.

Gloria

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Thanks, I'll try that.

Gloria

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In article -
berlin.de, says...
Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available
commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in
many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour
tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from
told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home
place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to
have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Gloria



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Search for Bois d'arc tree...Bodark Tree...Osage orange.
Don't think I ever heard of anyone eating them
--
We child proofed our home,
but they are still getting in.

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!




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wrote:

Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Gloria

I think the variety you're alluding to is the "Twenty Ounce Pippin." It's an
heirloom apple variety. You can make a pie out of one apple. Is that the one?

My pop had a tree in his backyard, in the Mother Lode in California. There were
only two of those trees in town, and some yuppiescum bought the other place
and pollarded the other tree. =:-O

If you know how to graft, I can try to get you some scionwood from that tree
in Archie's yard. I have no idea how available that variety is commercially.
I live in Alaska now (and grow apple trees up here), but I'm still way
into saving
old heirloom fruit varieties, when I can. (Boycott "Red Delicious." They suck.)

If you don't know how to graft, I'll come to your house and teach you. Or you
can get your local Cooperative Extension dude/dudette to teach you. It's easy.

Jan

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:21:17 -0500, "Gloria" wrote:

Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

I Googled on

"horse apple" tree

and found many references. This one looked promising:

http://www.isons.com/trees.htm#crabapple


Evidently, 'horse apple' is also a common name for Osage orange.

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:21:17 -0500, "Gloria" wrote:

Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Gloria


We used "horse apple" to mean horse turds.
:-)

Thanks, Jan! I never thought of searching for "heirloom varieties". It does
sound like your "Twenty Ounce Pippin", you can make a deep dish pie from one
apple, but it is very green and very tart, too tart to eat raw. I think I
have found it by searching for heirloom apple trees! Thank you for your
help!

Gloria
PS. When are you coming to my house? :-)

"Jan Flora" wrote in message
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I think the variety you're alluding to is the "Twenty Ounce Pippin." It's
an
heirloom apple variety. You can make a pie out of one apple. Is that the
one?

My pop had a tree in his backyard, in the Mother Lode in California. There
were
only two of those trees in town, and some yuppiescum bought the other
place
and pollarded the other tree. =:-O

If you know how to graft, I can try to get you some scionwood from that
tree
in Archie's yard. I have no idea how available that variety is
commercially.
I live in Alaska now (and grow apple trees up here), but I'm still way
into saving
old heirloom fruit varieties, when I can. (Boycott "Red Delicious." They
suck.)

If you don't know how to graft, I'll come to your house and teach you. Or
you
can get your local Cooperative Extension dude/dudette to teach you. It's
easy.

Jan


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the large tart apple for cooking we have is a Greening. INgrid


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"Gloria" wrote in message ...
Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.


Are you sure you are not looking for one of many varieties of (hard)
cider apples?
There are a dozen tart cider varieties that would fit the bill (mostly
used for cider, but they cook well too). I myself sampled a dozen
different cider varieties, all growing wild, in Beaver Island,
Michigan.

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"Gloria" wrote in message ...
Anybody know what a "horse apple" is, or if it is available commercially?
There was a "horse apple" tree in the backyard of a house I lived in many
years ago. The apples were huge, green in color, and VERY sour tasting,
but they made the best pies! The lady that I bought the house from told me
she got the tree out in the country at her grandmother's old home place. She
said they grow wild in pastures, usually near the fence. I'd love to have
one of these trees. TIA for any info.

Um, where I come from, "Horse Apples" are the things horses put out
the other end after eating apples.....

What you're describing sounds like a Greening or some other old-fashioned
variety of green sour apple for baking. I've used them, and Granny Smiths.

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Nope, that wasn't it. It is a real apple tree and I should have mentioned
that I'm in the south, zone 7, N.E. AL.


Here in GatThe trees are available from farmers in north Ga.
http://www.agr.state.ga.us/html/farm...ket_bulle.html is the site
for the Georgia market bulletin in which you can usually find several ads for
"Horse" apples doing the late fall and winter, It is an older variety which as
some folks would say only fit fro feeding to horses. Of course many of the
older trees are probably seedlings.

Thanks, FarmerDill, I found that site to be very interesting, and I also
found someone who has these trees for sale. I'm a happy camper!

Gloria

"FarmerDill" wrote in message
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Nope, that wasn't it. It is a real apple tree and I should have
mentioned
that I'm in the south, zone 7, N.E. AL.


Here in GatThe trees are available from farmers in north Ga.
http://www.agr.state.ga.us/html/farm...ket_bulle.html is the
site
for the Georgia market bulletin in which you can usually find several ads
for
"Horse" apples doing the late fall and winter, It is an older variety
which as
some folks would say only fit fro feeding to horses. Of course many of the
older trees are probably seedlings.


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