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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Two Apple Varieties

Paulared's patent was issued in 1968, so it is long out of patent (17 years is the usual length of a patent).  Blaze was never patented.  Don't find Early Blaze.


> Hello,
>
> This list will be able to tell you if those varieties are patented or not, and most likely supply scions, and a local source for rootstock.
>
> If they are patented, it is just a matter of sending a $1-2 to the patent holder for a using the scions for personal use.
>
> You are at the perfect point to learn to graft (early in your interest).  You can pay lots of money for a few trees ($30+ each at a nursery), or learn to graft and save that money for other things that cannot be acquired cheaply (sprays, fertilizer, accessories, etc.).
>
> Later,
> Tom
>
>
> > Scott Williamson wrote:
> >
> > > Can anybody give me some information on a couple of Apple varieties I just got a chance to try and liked.  I'm trying to find varieties that will grow well around my area (Central Indiana Zone 5b) and hopefully have good disease resistance.  I tried a couple from a local orchard and liked them so I'm hopeful since they grow them that they're adapted to this area.  If anyone knows of a source I could get them from that would be helpful too.  They are Early Blaze and Paula Red.