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[Karen Kellogg <garuda2@comcast.net>]

Richard,

I don't want to stop you, i just want to visit your orchard in a few 
years.....and eat!

Karen, who thought six types of apples were enough.

On Oct 8, 2012, at 8:33 PM, Richard MURPHY wrote:

> 
> Guys; First, thanks as usual to those who weighed in on my Keepsake trial. 
> I am going to do some more searching around for more info about stuff like 
> nutrients and festooning (bending branches horizontal). But... all my 
> apples were golf balls. Three trees are going to get topworked, at a 
> minimum. I guess there are no Summer Rambo owners out there. What nice, 
> big, strong, well branched trees. The crop is timid; apples are so-so.     
> Sweet 16 avoided the guillotine this year. Big tall upright trees, some 
> fruit this year. Good stuff. Here is a case where festooning should help a 
> lot.      I planted a few different LImbertwigs in Maine this year. Who 
> knows what they will do? A red delicious grown down south looks nothing 
> like our northern stuff. They look oval. I also planted a King Lucious, 
> some Red Jonaprince and some Bella, and some Blondee (5 each) from Van 
> Vell. Somebody stop me; Please! Murph                                     
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