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October 6th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Ron Simon, Andrew Leonard, Jeremy Hsu, Jeremy Hsu, Ferris Jabr and others. Ferris Jabr said: Wow so cool RT @newsbeagle: from The Very Japanese Art of Growing Perfect Apples http://bit.ly/d8w0kU http://twitpic.com/2v651x [...]
October 6th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Amazing images, it really makes me want to try one of their apples.
~Rhaco
October 6th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
So that’s why some of the apples cost 500 yen ($5.85 about) a piece in the grocery store.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
see more of the images at http://www.fractionmagazine.com/artist/janealdenstevens/
October 6th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
You think Japan has innovative apple growth? Then why are they still climbing ladders to pick apples? We moved beyond full size apple trees more than a decade ago, the best apples in the world, grown in Washington, California, or even New Zealand, are grown on trees maybe 5 feet high. Maybe that is why Washington apples are number one in Japan?
October 7th, 2010 at 5:01 am
I live in Aomori. Yes, the apples are quite delicious. Unfortunately, for the ones like this, I estimate that you might expect to pay upwards of 5 dollars EACH. Still, even the not-so-labor-intensive ones in the grocery store are excellent.
October 7th, 2010 at 11:41 am
I didn’t realize this was a “very Japanese” practice. these kinds of apples are easily found in any Beijing grocery store. The prices for them are higher, obviously, but not prohibitively so. I would not have suspected them to be imports.
October 7th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
@Aaron: I think you completely missed the point. Washington Apples are #1 in Japan because they are mass produced and cheap… That is kind of like saying GM (used to be) #1 in the world, it did not mean they were better..
October 8th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
They should apply these methods to some of the newer apple types developed at the University of Minnesota, such as Honeycrisp and Zestar. The resulting fruit would be a controlled substance because of the deliciousness level.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:06 pm
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October 9th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
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October 10th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
@Scoday – Out here on the east coast I gave up buying commercially grown red “delicious” apples when they started to TASTE like they were produced by GM. Like a new car, you need financing to afford them, and they do look scrumptious… all shiny and new (thanks to layers of wax and pesticides); but under the hood they’re a mess. Hard, mealy, too tart from being picked and shipped before their engines are properly oiled.
“Red delicious apples, the other non-vine ripened tomato”
October 11th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
The problem with these beautiful apples is that the taste is of secondary importance.
October 11th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
[...] Photos from a Japanese Apple Orchard: (Discover Magazine) [...]
October 12th, 2010 at 8:40 am
Why do they waste there time trying to control what mother nature seems to beable to do pretty much on her own. Yes you have to prune trees occasionally and watch for pests, but this is way to much work for a fruit that is not even as great as what we produce here in the states.