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  • From: "Richard J. Ossolinski" <osso@acadia.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] old apple
  • Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 22:18:20 -0400

Mark,
I am right across Frenchman Bay from MDI and annually do grafting for clients
there.
Perhaps you could have "susan" contact me off list. Where in ME was your
meeting?
(Hope you enjoyed our awesome weather!)
Richard

Richard J. Ossolinski
Gouldsboro, ME Zone 5

mark wessel wrote:
>
> Greetings,
> Last week while attending a botanical meeting in Maine one of the
> attendees saw my NAFEX t shirt and ask me what it was all about. She then
> went on to tell me about this apple growing at her place. The tree is very,
> very old and on its last leg. Some pomological type of fellow keyed the
> apple out for her. The information below is what she was given. Can anyone
> out there shed some light on this variety. I couldnt tell her a thing.
> Also, I know there are several Nafexers up in Maine. She is wanting to
> propagate this tree since it may not be long for this world. Is there any
> one up there that might be willing to graft this for her. If so I will send
> the info on to her.
>
> Thanks Mark S OH
>
> The apple tree info for the trees here at our place on Mt. Desert is:
> American Pom. society Ct. # 36, 1883 - Leroy
> Angers, France
> Ansault
> Pewaukee, 1870
> Duchess of Oldenburg, Russian
> Oldenburg x Northern Spy
> George Peffer, Pewaukee, Wis.
>
> That is all I have and most of these notations mean very little to me.
> Thank you for any advice or help.
> susan




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