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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

Sherlock, where in Northern Vermont are you? The difference in 
coldhardiness requirement between say the Lake Champlain shore and 
Newport is very large.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



Sherlock Terry wrote:
> Has anyone tried any of these apples? The few descriptions of Quebec
> Belle and Newtosh in catalogs seem to come from the same source. I'm
> planning on planting Spy (and am happy to take any cold hardy
> rootstock recommendations-I was thinking Bud 118) if I don't hear
> anything great about Quebec Belle or Sandow. Newton is too late for my
> locale in Northern VT and I really love the Newton flavor and texture
> and haven't found any others apples that remind me of it. Thanks.
>
> -Sherlock