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[PATTY <jrplelie@centurylink.net>]

Hey All,  here is a quick review of Holstein by Ithaca College.

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/ourapples.html#holstein

I currently have it here in zone 5A, formerly 4B until the recent USDA zone 
changes.  No problems with hardiness.  I have Holstein on B9 but having moved 
last year (25 miles) fruitset got set back a bit.  Hopefully this year.  

Jim Elie
Zone 5A
Pulaski WI (northwest of Green Bay)


----- Original Message -----
Or how about Karin Schneider (a sport of Ingrid Marie) or Ingrid Marie 
itself.  These Cox 
progeny come from Denmark, ripen several weeks earlier than Cox itself, and 
are hardy in 
the harsh climate of Scandinavia.  (But I don't know what climate zone 
Denmark is in...)

> Caren, I have the impression that Corn Hill finds Cox marginal at
> their site. However, elsewhere in the Maritimes (for example the
> Annapolis Valley) it is successful, so they have a market for trees.
> 
> I used to buy from a grower at Milford in Prince Edward County, right
> on the shore of Lake Ontario with a small block of Cox who lost half
> his trees in the test winter of 1980-81. I don't think that Cox would
> be a good risk for you.
> 
> Of Cox types you might try Holstein (Siloam, probably a little chancy
> in 4b), or better Erwin Baur if you can find it in Canada. A collector
> (appleman) at Bathurst NB in Zone 4b seemed to think EB was adequately
> hardy there. Laxton's Fortune (picks early Sept. in UK) if it is in
> Canada might be worth trying as it is a Cox x Wealthy cross supposedly
> of very good quality (Laxton's Epicure is Wealthy x Cox).
> 

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