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[Neil Lewis <lewisn@georgetown.edu>]

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>    1. apple poll (Richard MURPHY)
>    2. Re: Triple Crown blackberry-keeping seedlings out
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>    4. Re: apple opinions (Deb S)
>    5. Re: Triple Crown blackberry-keeping seedlings out
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> Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:31:29 -0700
> From: "Richard MURPHY" <murphman108@msn.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] apple poll
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> Hello Addicts;
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> Do any of you grow any of these?
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> Dayton
> Enterprise
> Freedom
> Redfree
> Fortune
> Beacon
> Norkent
> Grimes Golden (any advantage over Golden Delicious?)
> Connell Red
> Regent
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> I have all the text book descriptions of these apples, but they may leave out 
> such things as, 'not precocious, bad keeper, apple maggot magnet, drops fruit 
> too early, grows slow, poor crotch angles, whatever.
>
> These apples will be for Roadside Sale for fresh eating, and the leftovers go 
> into the cider press. I am going to buy about 20 trees; maybe 30, on M111 or 
> EMLA 7 stock.
> I have no plans to buy 'cider' apples.
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> Thanks in advance for your opinions, good or bad.
>
> Murph
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Richard,

I have one Enterprise here growing in my garden in suburban Maryland in 
Beltsville. The tree, on M7, has grown vigorously on clay soil in a 
central leader shape, with good crotch angles; it has been easy for me 
to prune with my limited experience.  It fruited for the first time this 
year (this would be its third or fourth year, I cannot remember how old 
the whip was when planted). The fruit was ripe a bit earlier than I 
expected, but this was true of everything this year. Straight from the 
tree it tasted good, but I gather that Enterprise develops in flavor in 
storage. No sign of scab or fireblight, and I know that latter was 
around (my neighbor's pear was badly attacked). We are near a lot of red 
cedars, and the tree developed a little cedar apple rust, but not much. 
My William's Pride, for what it's worth, had no sign of disease. I also 
have a two year old Grimes Golden on M111. It has grown well and has 
shown no sign of disease but is too young to fruit.

Neil Lewis