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 "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,
I believe my Liberty apple is flowering on new wood.  It has only been
in the ground 1 year, and all of the new growth tips are flowering.
Whether it will actually bear this year is another story....

Betsy Hilborn
7a NC