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  • From: Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net>
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  • Subject: [Homestead] Fwd: The Old Apple Trees here
  • Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:10:42 -0400

I got a reply on the old apple tree topic from the Vintage Virginia Apples folks, included below for the benefit of the list. Thanks to Susan Jane, in Maine, for suggesting them.

Roy


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From: <fruit AT vintagevirginiaapples.com>
Date: April 11, 2008 11:30:48 PM EDT
To: Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: The Old Apple Trees here

Roy and Celia,

The best way to identify your trees is from the fruit, and time of
ripening. Is it possible to get fruit to us? If you have any info on
varieties that might have been grown on the farm from local historians
or neighbors, that would be helpful.

As far as preserving the tree through grafting, it is probably too late
this year. You need one-year wood (at the tip of upper or outside
branches or, secondarily, watersprouts) with tight buds. Once buds
break dormancy,it is too late to bench graft. You can bud graft in the
field, but we have no experience with that. Someone like Tom Burford
might be able to help with that. If you are moving from your farm, try
to get permission to collect scion wood next winter (Feb or Mar).

Thanks for your interest in Vintage Virginia Apples.

Regards,
Chuck Shelton
434-297-2326



On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:54:17 -0400
Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net> wrote:
Hi Sheltons,

Folks on the Homestead mailing list encourage us to preserve the
possibly old variety apple trees we have. The oldest part of our
house was built in the 1780's and we have a couple of apple trees
that *seem* that old. (We are in Lovettsville, across the river
from Point of Rocks.)

We'd like to learn about how to identify them, and most likely how to
graft some parts onto new hearty root stock. It's quite possible
that we will move from here by early-summer, so we want to do what
we can before then. I see that you hold workshops. No doubt one of
them would be good for us, but I see we missed the March grafting
workshop.

Any suggestions would be most welcome. And, of course, if our trees
turn out to be of interest to you, we'd be thrilled to share them
with you.

Roy and Celia Morgan
13033 Downey Mill Rd
Lovettsville, VA 20180



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