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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Swaar is a decent apple in a cool climate and it keeps like iron, but it
looks lousy.  The sugar-acid balance is decent here and it's a very
acceptible apple if you don't look at the very rough coat.  Like so many
fruits, it needs a specific climate to do well.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, consulting, more, at
http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom

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>From: "Big Swede" <JFrisk@pionet.net>
>To: <nafex@egroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Are your plants working for you? AKA, Ruthless 
>culling
>Date: Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 3:28 PM
>

>The "Apples of New York" just raved about an old apple named "Swaar".  It
>was supposed to stay on the tree long and be very good eating.  I grew it
>and found it the most unappetizing apple I ever grew.  It stayed on the tree
>a long time because I don't believe the birds would even eat it.  It might
>of done well in the Hudson River Valley but in SW Iowa it was a real dud.
>Judson L. Frisk
>

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