[NAFEX] Jewel Apple
Lon Rombough
lonrom at hevanet.com
Mon Aug 30 22:04:20 EDT 2004
You are referring to Richard Fahey. His Crown Jewel is a recent find
of his own, while this other "Jewel" is much older, since the orchard
in question in the original letter was known to be at least 80 years
old.
-Lon Rombough
On Aug 30, 2004, at 6:57 PM, England's Orchard and Nursery wrote:
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> If the Apple you are referring to came from up state New York and
> was listed in a copy of Pomona.
> The article was written by a fellow that also was a advocate of the
> Christian homestead movement (the name escapes me at the moment) the
> Name of the apple is Crown Jewel -- A light red apple with green
> blushes. The top is covered with a light crown of Russet flowing
> near the stem end and over the top the taste is a fine grain winter
> apple that sweeten over a long period.
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> Clifford England
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> England's Orchard and Nursery
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> www.nut-tree-nursery.com
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