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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: NAFEX <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Apples That Bear On One Year Wood
  • Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:59:27 -0700

The late Professor Elwyn Meader once sent me a red flesh apple from Nels Hansen which is probably a selection of Malus Niedzwetzkyana. One striking feature is it's ability to bear on one year wood. Not just a flower or a fruit here and there, but clusters at every bud. Since it's from Siberia, I assume that ability is a reproductive strategy to allow it to bear quickly if a cold winter kills back limbs.
Has anyone noted this trait in other apple varieties or species?
-Lon Rombough
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