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["Michael Glassford" <glassfordm@hotmail.com>]

Limited space is definitely a factor, and I'd probably be more interested in
the Williams Pride anyway, especially since it has gotten a couple of other
recommendations here. About when would you say it generally ripens? And
where would you recommend getting it?

As for the scion exchange, can you tell me more about it (when, where,
etc.)? I don't have much to bring until next year or the year after, but I'd
certainly be interested in coming.


Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard J. Ossolinski" <osso@acadia.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Early apple


> Mike,
> Williams Early Red is the first to ripen here in Gouldsboro.  Diligent
> thinning will produce decent size, fully colored (red) fruit that is
highly
> flavored (almost vinous) and makes a tasty and beautiful applesauce.  Its
> soft, mealy texture is unpleasant to my palate, but it IS an early
ripener,
> and the sauce IS both pretty and good.  If limited space were a factor I'd
opt
> for Williams Pride, which is only a week or two later here and is a far
> superior apple in every regard, and also immune to scab.
> Richard
> Gouldsboro, ME Zone 5
> (P.S. Will you be attending the scion exchange in March?)