North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[kathryn stout <kathrynwrites@yahoo.com>]

Which cultivars grow faster and more vigorously? Or
where to look up that information? If it is the
cultivar, and this info is known and available, then
perhaps I can anticipate it--plan where to graft what
varieties, so my tree does not become so misshapen or
unbalanced.
Right now I am about to graft six:
Gravenstein (I've read is very vigorous)
Black Oxford
Cox Orange Pippin (probably not very vigorous here in
W. Mass, an English apple known for preferring cool or
water-side climates)
Golden Russet
Esophus Spitzenberg
Northern Spy (vigorous, I think--also known for taking
a long time to bear)

Can you tell me more about the relative vigor of these
varieties, or what reference would list vigor of apple
varieties??
I have only space for one tree, so to try multiple
varieties I have to graft. (Learn--I did have success
bud-grafting apricot, using RJ Garner's book--but this
is my first time grafting apple--dormant scion wood on
a just-beginning-to-grow tree.)

Kathryn 
Zone 5

 
--- Ribes60@aol.com wrote:
> I did a lot of this years ago when I first learned
> to graft well and had 
> access to lots of cultivars. The biggest problem
> that I encountered was not 
> the time od harvest, but the time of bloom, it meant
> that I could not 
> properly spray, because the blossoms were in
> different stages. Another big 
> problem is the growth rate - some cultivars grow
> much faster and morre 
> vigorously, so the tree becomes very misshapen. On
> the good side is that 
> there is very good pollination.
> 
> Ed Mashburn
> Northumberland BerryWorks
> 707 Front Street
> Northumberland, PA 17857
> (570) 473-9910
> > _______________________________________________
> nafex mailing list
> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Most questions can be answered here:
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
> File attachments are accepted by this list; please
> do not send binary files, plain text ONLY!
> Message archives are here:
> https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
> To view your user options go to: 
>
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/nafex/XXXX@XXXX
> (where XXXX@XXXX is 
> YOUR email address)
> NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/
> 


=====


__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo
http://search.yahoo.com
>From gc_nofs@hotmail.com  Tue Apr 22 18:50:12 2003
Return-Path: <gc_nofs@hotmail.com>
Delivered-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Received: from hotmail.com (f92.law14.hotmail.com [64.4.21.92])
        by happyhouse.metalab.unc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DF4420021
        for <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 18:50:12 -0400 (EDT)
Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC;
         Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:50:11 -0700
Received: from 204.39.228.20 by lw14fd.law14.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP;
        Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:50:11 GMT
X-Originating-IP: [204.39.228.20]
X-Originating-Email: [gc_nofs@hotmail.com]
From: "Gordon Nofs" <gc_nofs@hotmail.com>
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Good Wishes for Ed Forest
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 18:50:11 -0400
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
Message-ID: <Law14-F92cFGQcTdB7p0000dd7e@hotmail.com>
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Apr 2003 22:50:11.0540 (UTC)
        FILETIME=[87EAF940:01C30921]
X-BeenThere: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Id: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex.lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex>,
        <mailto:nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex>
List-Post: <mailto:nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
List-Help: <mailto:sympa@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=HELP>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex>,
        <mailto:nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:50:12 -0000

Kevin
  Good luck and good times to you and your family.

Gordon C. Nofs
Flint, MI.
**************************************************




----Original Message Follows----
From: Kevin Bradley <kbradley@ttlc.net>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] Good Wishes for Ed Forest
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 16:08:06 -0500

Thanks Doreen!,
I will be sending out refunds to all those who ordered from me for delivery 
this year. Although I have lost sales and been set back in my business I am 
not only ecstatic about being alive but also about having a healthy brain. 
(During a phase where I was in and out of concsiousness and for about two 
days afterwards I was terrified that my brain, which wasn't working 
properly, had been damaged permanently, but I was reassured that no 'grey 
matter' had been cut or pierced, and now I am fine and have been told that I 
will be none the worse except for a hole in my skull covered by a metal 
plate.).
Once in a while we need to have our values adjusted I guess, to be reminded 
about what is important in life:  health, the love of family members, and 
friends.
And the importance of wearing a bike helmet! I can no longer think of any 
valid excuses for not wearing one, if you have loved ones who think they do 
let me know and I'll try to set them straight.
Kevin B

_______________________________________________
nafex mailing list
nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Most questions can be answered here:
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
File attachments are accepted by this list; please do not send binary files, 
plain text ONLY!
Message archives are here:
https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/nafex
To view your user options go to: 
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/nafex/XXXX@XXXX (where XXXX@XXXX is 
YOUR email address)
NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/


_________________________________________________________________
The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE*  
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail