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[david liezen <chandos49@hotmail.com>]

Just had a successful cleft graft of Summer Rambo onto Gen30 this year (also 
Sturmer Pippin, woohoo!) I hope to put them in permanent locations this fall 
and see what develops. It will be some years, but I shall report to the list.

One question about your soil: any trace of calcium? My soil is deep basaltic 
sand and the trace of calcium that goes into layer feed for my ducks finds 
it's way to the ground. Liberty apple crop this year was outstanding in 
quality. Just a thought...

BTW, thanks to the fella in Pulaski, Wis. who asked about experience with a 
list of old European apples. That started a chain reaction and I hope to 
graft Edelborsdorfer and Roter Eiserapfel onto Gen 30 next year. (You know 
Germans hold these in high repute: 'Edel' is noble and 'Eiser' iron; the iron 
apple keeps until June.)

Dave Liezen, E. WA z6


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> From: murphman108@msn.com
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:33:33 +0000
> Subject: [nafex] keepsake thread ans sweet 16
>
>
> 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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