I got a 2-in-1 apple tree over the weekend. One is a Dorsett and the other is the Eisenhemer. Problem is... I can't find any info on the latter. Any help out there?
I can't find anything much either I'm afraid. The only thing it comes up with is that it can be grown with Dorsetts. Edited to say that the name came up as Eisenheimer when I Googled for it.
Any chance the name is incorrect? Google redirected my search to EinSheimer Apples when I entered Eisenhemer.
I copied the name straight off the tag. I also sent an email to the Urban Harvest folks asking for info. Surely they'll have some. But yes... at least that name shows up. So perhaps the tag was wrong. Thanks Toni!
The spellings are so close, I am guessing that someone got some letters in the wrong order when making the tag.
That had to be it Toni. I was so baffled why I couldn't find a thing about it. Now at least I know what it is. If I hear back from the Harvest folks, I'll just have to tell them about how you solved the mystery. :-D
Sorry for the double posting... but I did hear back from the Harvest folks. Here's what they said: "What you have is an Ein Shemer apple, which is an excellent apple. The description follows. The Ein Shemer Apple Tree is another very low chilling selection from Israel. It bears young and is very productive. Ein Shemer Apple Trees are a large, Golden Delicious type, with a crisp tart flavor and a good quality flesh. The Ein Shemer is an excellent multi-use southern apple that ripens mid-June to early July, after the Anna Apple Tree. The Ein Shemer Apple Tree is a self-fertile apple tree. 350 chill hours." And I did suggest that they notify whoever makes the tags to fix the spelling. Toni rocks!
The apple you got with a 2 in 1 graft has two low chilling hours apple on it. IMO sounds like good apples for a southern tree. A nothern grower might preffer apples from St Lawrence Nursery, grafted to Antonovka root stock which are hearty to a LOT colder environ. Enjoy your new apple!
