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[Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>]

A 05:22 07.02.19 -0600, vous avez écrit :
>My favorite early apple here is Vista Bella.  It has withstood temps
>below -40F/C.  It ripens over several weeks.  It is hard to pick and each
>apple must be caught at just the right moment.  It is then CRISP (for a
>summer apple).  The flavor is wonderful for the season, although if Vista
>Bella came on in September I wouldn't notice it at all.  

Steve, 
Vista Bella is well known in Quebec, as it is grown commercially and is
quite popular as a summer apple. I don't grow it however as it is extremely
sensitive to scab, and only commercial growers with their spray programs
can grow it well. How do you cope with this?

Claude