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adjslightly sour to the taste

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This vegetation grows on relatively deep and subacid soils (Furrer & Furnari, 1960; Lucchese & al., 1995; Lucchese, 1987; Di Pietro & al., 2005).
Growing in crevices on rock in subacid to circumneutral soil; mossy granite-schist ledges in the upper Piedmont and vertical limestone sinks in the Cumberland Plateau; very rare.
The subacid flavor also lends itself to cider making.
Beacon: attractive red fruit with yellow flesh, medium tough, juicy, subacid; not good keeper, best for baking, but early tart all-purpose apple.
Now gardeners can choose between subacid and balanced-acid white peaches and nectarines - much like choosing between sweet and tart apples.
FLAVOR CHARACTERISTICS: The flavor is sweet or subacid, suggesting a combination of pineapple and guava or pineapple and strawberry flavors.
Calcium ions are high (Ca++ = 38 meq / 100 g; base saturation= 64%), resulting in a subacid reaction (pH=6,7).
If your season is short, try the original Beefsteak, an indeterminate plant type, producing huge (2 pounds is not unusual), irregular and flattened pink fruit, with a lovely, naturally-sweet subacid flavor.
White flesh is very tender, mild, and subacid turning sweet, often stained red.
Jonathan apples squeeze out a sprightly subacid juice that the Kuhns blend in the renaissance spirit with Stayman Winesap, Arkansas Black, and Saint George.
Don't grow for canning, as it is liable to be too subacid in most soils.