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[John Bunker <john.p.bunker@gmail.com>]

Hello Steve,

I know that at one time I ran across the apple and may have even  
received scionwood at some point.  I do have it growing at this time.   
It may be  a Minnesota apple from "Minnesota Harvest" orchard,  
introduced by a man named Sponselli.  It may also be a variety from  
Canada or Alaska.
Maybe that helps a little-
John Bunker
Fedco
trees@fedcoseeds.com
www.fedcoseeds.com
PO Box 520
Waterville ME 04903
207-873-7333




On Sep 20, 2011, at 12:01 AM, Steve wrote:

> Anyone here growing the apple called 922 end?
> I don't live where it gets so cold that I actually need this  
> variety. It
> usually gets =30 to -40 every winter but there is an abundance of  
> other
> apples to grow.
> A few years ago, I was ordering some scion wood and the description of
> 922 end made me want to try it. I made 2 grafts; one on the very  
> top, 10
> feet up in a healthy young tree and the other on a side branch of a
> declining tree. The declining tree is also young but will die sooner  
> or
> later due to loss of most of the bark at ground level.
> Only the graft on the declining tree has produced so far. One apple  
> last
> year three this year. I'm starting to suspect that the scion wood was
> mislabeled. I picked the last apple today and it was still firm and  
> tart
> with some astringency. Wouldn't an apple suited to the far north be  
> ripe
> before this? Possibly the poor health of that tree could cause the
> apples to ripen late.
> The other thing that makes me question it is the appearance. The  
> health
> of the tree shouldn't affect that very much. The apple I picked today
> was green and yellow with a bit of red striping. The real difference  
> was
> the shape. Every 922 end produced (all 4 of them) had a very squat
> shape. The apples are MUCH wider than they are tall. I would have  
> taken
> a picture but I ate the last one before I thought of that. Pictures
> shown on the internet show a normal shaped apple with a red blush on  
> one
> side. Mine doesn't match that at all.
>
> So, can anyone offer any reason to believe I actually have 922 end  
> or am
> I right about the mislabeling? I'll probably let the graft on the
> healthy tree produce before I judge them to be worthless.
>
> Steve in the Adirondacks (zone 4 on a good year)
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