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[Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com>]

Scott, when do those funny french sounding apples ripen and how do you like them?  I love that you explore so many unusual varieties, by-the-way.

Anyone ever try COOP 17?

Anyone know where I can get wood or trees of any of the above apples.  I really want to explore this subject in the field.  

> I am very interested in bug-resistant apples.  Obviously there is 
no such thing as a bug-proof apple but I don't do a whole lot of 
spraying and every year I appreciate my few varieties with minimal 
damage more and more.  This year along with Goldrush, Winesap and Fuji I
 would add the old obscure varieties Abbondanza, Pigeonnet Rouge, and 
Rambour d'Hiver to the minimal bug-damage list.  All of these apples are
 hard, and all but P-R are late.  So the hard & late is clearly a 
help, and on the other side some of my soft varieties were horribly 
damaged.  What I would really like is an apple I could hit with a couple
 Surround sprays in the spring, maybe hang some CM confusion lures in 
May, and then get a harvest with most of the apples bug-free.
>
> Scott