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[david liezen <chandos49@hotmail.com>]

Thanks, folks, for the response. That was my impression. Love the Deutsch 
quote.
Dave 

> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 10:32:19 -0400
> From: r.fred.bruns@gmail.com
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Two Questions
> 
> Fruit are genetically programmed to accelerate their maturation when they
> are damaged.  It's a way to ensure that the fruit ripens before it spoils,
> so the seeds still get dispersed after the fruit is eaten by animals.  In my
> yard, the earliest plums and apricots to ripen are those with insect damage.
> 
> Fred
> 
> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Naomi Counides <naomi@oznayim.us> wrote:
> 
> > I am reminded of something my mother told me was a popular sentiment to
> > write in German School Albums.  "Do not mind when people pick at you, it 
> > is
> > the sweet apples that the worms eat."
> > Naomi
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of david liezen
> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 6:17 PM
> > To: North American Fruit Explorers
> > Subject: [NAFEX] Two Questions
> >
> >
> > To the List:
> > 1) I've noticed a distinct sweetness in apples that have had a codling
> > caterpillar in them during the season, above that of apples on the same
> > tree
> > unmolested. What is that about?
> > 2) I know someone who would like to graft about 30 each Mutsu/Crispin and
> > Zestar next spring. What is the best way to obtain such scion wood? Is it
> > even possible, since it appears Zestar may yet be a patented cultivar?
> > Many thanks,
> > Dave Liezen
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