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["William A. Grimes" <wagrimes@sonic.net>]

Scott Williamson said:

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.

Scott,

According to the Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory, Third Edition from the 
Seed Savers Exchange, There are two sources for Early Blaze, the Christian 
Homesteading Movement (now called the Catholic Homesteading Movement, I 
think), Turner Road, Oxford, NY 13830, and Stark Brothers 
(http://www.starkbros.com/), PO Box 10, Louisiana, MO 63353, which offers 
an Early Blaze Starkspur. No word on the preferred zones of the former but 
the latter is cited for zones 5-8.

Paulared is a highly rated all-purpose apple best in zones 4-7, best for 
pies or sauce. The fruit ripens early but hangs well on the tree, and must 
be thinned for good size and annual bearing. This tree is available from a 
variety of sources, among them Boyer Nurseries & Orchards 
(Http://www.boyernurseries.com) in Biglerville, PA,  the Christian (or 
Catholic) Homesteading Movement, Hilltop Nursery in Hartford, MI, J.W. Jung 
(http://www.jungseed.com) in Randolph, WI, Schlabach's Nursery, 
Millersburg, OH, and Southmeadow Fruit Gardens, Baroda, MI. Please contact 
me if you need more information.


Bill Grimes
Golden Gate Chapter, CRFG
golden_gate@crfg.org

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