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The Black Limbertwig apple is very
disease-resistant in my orchard so far. Of all the old southern varieties
I have it has been virtually immune to cedar apple rust.
Tim Martin
Zone 7 NC Piedmont
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Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 3:09
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Subject: [nafex] Limbertwig Apples
John Fears asked for general or specific info on the various
"Limbertwig" varieties.
I would suspect that Lee Calhoun's "Old
Southern Apples" &/or Joyce Neighbor's "Apples: Collecting Old Southern
Varieties" would probably have good descriptions/discussions of most.
Here's what I've been able to glean from several catalogs that offer a
number of them; as is always the case with catalog descriptions, caveat
emptor.
Red Limbertwig - This old VA apple has also been
called: Limbertwig, James River, Green Limbertwig, Mountain Limbertwig, Common
Jewel. May be the parent of the many cultivars in the Limbertwig
'family'. Described in a turn-of-the-century nursery plate as "an Old
Southern variety that ought to be in every orchard south of the Potomac River;
Dull red color, subacid flavor, fine grower, bearer, and keeper."
Black
Limbertwig - A spicy and aromatic variety, excellent for fresh eating.
Highly prized for cider and apple butter. Weeping type. Ripens
October. Described at a 1914 GA Horticultural Soc. meeting as a very
disease resistant apple.
Brushy Mountain Limbertwig - A dull red
and lemon yellow apple. Round, slightly pointed but not conical.
Very juicy with a most unusual aromatic flavor. Will keep until
June. An excellent commercial variety still grown in the Brushy
Mountains of Alexander Co., NC. Ripens Oct., a weeping
type.
Old-Fashioned Limbertwig - NorthGA strain of a late winter
keeper. This strain has a rather rough skin with greenish yellow color
with a red blush. The apple is one of the best keepers and after a mild
GA winter, thes old Limbertwig apples lying on the ground, as late as March,
will still be good to eat. Many people plant these trees on their
hunting properties for deer and other wildlife. This apple is also good
for eating out of hand, pies, jelly and extra good for cider.
Summer
Limbertwig - This strain of Limbertwig has a sturdier branch structure than
any other limbertwig. The branches do not droop as much as the other
varieties. The apples ripen in August(N.GA) and are bright yellow with a
tart flavor. Very fine for jelly and other culinary
uses.
Ramsey's Smoky Mountain Limbertwig - tree has long, drooping
branches. Apples are beautiful red in color and a very fine
flavor. A good keeping apple.
Meyer's Royal Limbertwig -
Also known as Carolina Baldwin. A very large apple. Ranges from
dull red to crimson on yellow. High flavor rating. Excellent
quality. Juicy, firm and very aromatic. Semi-weeping. A dependable
cropper. Said to make a wonderful cider.
Victoria LT - An apple
of striking beauty with its purple color and white dots. Very juicy,
rich flavor, excellent quality. Rated tops for fresh eating. Keeps
all winter. Weeping type.
I've got 4 of these in my orchard, from
my recent "Old Southern" period, but none have fruited yet - expect(hope) the
Old-Fashioned LT to fruit this year, maybe some of the others.
Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6 Hopkinsville, KY
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