“Have a look at these beautiful apples! Try an apple! Why don't you have an apple?”, prodded my ever persistent Dad. Since my parents moved to Orange NSW, my Dad has raved about the fruit here. Actually, he has raved about fruit my whole life. He is like an Australian version of Kramer from Seinfeld when it comes to his love of good fruit, he has even been known to return fruit if it wasn't up to par. Here is an example of what I am talking about, you only have to watch up to 0.35 to get the idea.
I must admit, they did look great. I tried a Jonagold. I had never heard of a Jonagold before and was eager to see what other varieties Orange had to offer.
The apples grow along the side of extinct volcano, Mt Canobolas, which has rich basalt soil, along with the cool climate and frequent rainfall makes for ideal apple growing conditions.
