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[mike tomlinson <tugger@netreach.net>]

I have not tasted it and in fact am looking for a scion of it to graft this
spring. does anyone know where I can get a cutting?
Mike

Tom Olenio wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Has anyone on-list tasted a Court Pendu Plat (Wise Apple) apple?  I have 
> read
> of an anise taste, which I believe is like licorice.
>
> Image of apple:  http://www.nfc.u-net.com/Pendu.jpg
>
> "COURT PENDU PLAT. (short hanging flat) is ancient apple believed to date
> from Roman days. It is flat with a very short stem causing it to lay against
> the stem like a peach. It is bright yellow flushed with rose over a fawn
> russet skin giving an
> appearance much like Italian marble. Leroy, the great French pomologist,
> referred to its "after taste of musky anise deliciously perfuming the 
> mouth."
> Written by Theo C. J. Grootendorst.
>
> Has anyone grafted Court Pendu Plat to M7 rootstock?
>
> It is supposed to be a small tree on its own roots, and wonder what size 
> tree
> this grafting would produce.
>
> It is known as the Wise Apple, as it flowers late avoiding frosts, has late
> ripening fruit, that will store till April.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
>
>
>
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