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  • From: Caren Kirk <quirky@videotron.ca>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Bramley and Cox's Orange Pippin Apples in the North
  • Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:31:25 -0500

Hi David,

I have purchased trees and been in touch with Siloam Orchards in the past. They are perhaps a little bit warmer than me. If I remember correctly, they suggested that Cox and Bramley would probably not be hardy enough (on their website they are listed as tender in zone 5).

This is why I was intrigued to hear about Cornhill offering them as hardy in zone 4.

Despite regularly fantasizing about both these apples, I still think I am going to play it safe. I've had enough heartache with my apple trees for a little while and I am limited for space.

Thanks,

Caren Kirk
St. Jerome, QC

On 2/24/2012 1:42 PM, david.maxwell@dal.ca wrote:
I have had similar experiences with Cornhill as Sarah. Is Siloam Orchards in
Ontario not in a
similar zone to yourself? (Much easier to deal with, and has a larger
selection than Cornhill.)

Cornhill is a bit annoying with their shipping: they charge an arm and
a leg and then they bend the trees over double in the box... and the
trunk snaps every time! I always ask them to prune them off to the
size of the box cuz I get them with the broken top all leafed out and
I have to prune it off anyway. But they claim that I'm the only one
who gets these broken in half trees, I find that a little hard to
believe. Anyway, they have a fabulous collection and I will order
from them again cuz the Pocket Gophers took out my Patten pear. sigh
Sarah zone 3 Edmonton, AB


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From: Caren Kirk<quirky@videotron.ca>
To: North American Fruit Explorers<nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 7:59:27 AM
Subject: [nafex] Bramley and Cox's Orange Pippin Apples in the North

Hello,

I was reviewing some spring catalogs and came across a Canadian
nursery in New Brunswick selling Bramley and Cox's Orange Pippin
(among many other varieties). They're grafted on Russian
"Beautiful-Arcade" rootstock. Technically the nursery is in the same
zone as I am (Ag Can 4b). I contacted the owner and he told me they've
been growing them sucessfully there for 30 years.
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