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  • From: "Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] "Old" apple trees - How to identify?
  • Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:03:58 -0500

On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> How do we figure out if they are desirable old varieties? Maybe
> there's someone around here we could invite to come see them who
> knows all about old types of apples.
>
Uh, well, if they're still producing fruit, you could taste it.

Seriously, many old varieties have been revived from cuttings frrom
old, old trees with fruit that tastes good.

I don't know if the seed from the fruit breeds true, but I suspect it does.

Marie




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