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

Deb,
My wife is from Alma-Ata the ancient capital of Kazakhstan...
She thinks the Alexander apples we can get here are very close to the Aport 
apples she had over there - these were her favorite apples at the time and 
every year I have to go at the market to find the rare grower who has some 
Alexander until my own tree starts production.

She does think there is some slight difference - but it is hard to say if 
this difference is genetic (i.e. different varieties) or from the terroir, 
as the same variety grown in different places will give slightly different 
apples.

In any case, if you planted seeds from an original kazhak Aport apple, you 
would not get the real thing anyway - planting an Alexander tree is 
probably a better bet.

Claude Jolicoeur,
Quebec.


At 13:48 2009-02-03, you wrote:
> I am looking for seeds for the Aport apple (the original apple from 
> Kazakhstan).  Anyone have such a thing or ideas where to get seeds?  Thanks!
>
> deb