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- From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Apple question
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 07:06:25 -0700
I made a slip in my reply that is a common one, but often overlooked. An antique variety is one 100 years old or older that is propagated asexually, by grafting, etc. An heirloom is a variety propagated by seed, such as the Door County apricots.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On May 17, 2006, at 7:02 AM, Lon J. Rombough wrote:
Hello All,
How do you answer the question for a person looking to plant their first
apple trees, and they do not want the varities found in the supermarket,
they want an antique or heirloom variety.
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[NAFEX] Apple question,
Thomas Olenio, 05/17/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple question,
Lon J. Rombough, 05/17/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple question, Lon J. Rombough, 05/17/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple question, list, 05/17/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple question,
tanis cuff, 05/17/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] Apple question, Thomas Olenio, 05/17/2006
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Re: [NAFEX] Apple question,
Lon J. Rombough, 05/17/2006
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