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[Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>]

Hi, Anton.

Thanks for checking in. I've still never seen a flower on the tree. I 
think I have an idea of what a flower bud might look like and it seems 
like I've seen a few but no flower. I'm going to try a different variety 
and see how it does.

I wish I knew how to identify flower buds on it. Then I could check and 
see if there are any and if they seem to lose viability at some point 
before spring.

Regards,

Jay

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On 1/16/2017 3:49 PM, Anton Callaway wrote:
> Jay,
>
> How are your quinces doing?
>
> Embarassingly, I just noticed that you had attempted to send an email to me 
> last year.  I was cleaning up my overflowing inbox and saw that the 
> spamblocker was overly protective and furthermore has auto-deleted the 
> original message.
>
> Please accept my apologies for the very late response.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Anton
>
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>
> > Sent: May 21, 2016 11:20 AM
> > To: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>, mailing list at ibiblio - 
> > Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: [nafex] speaking of quinces
> >
> > I have a quince tree here at 7000 feet elevation in NM. It's at least 15
> > years old.
> >
> > It has never flowered. Anyone have any ideas why? Could it be that the
> > cold kills the flower buds? We're not that frigid here (maybe zone 4)
> > but the winters are dry, sunny and windy.
> >
> > Is there any other possible reason? Is there some way I could check to
> > see if it has even formed flower buds in the fall?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jay
> >
> > Jay Cutts
> > Director, Cutts Graduate Reviews
> > Lead Author, Barron's MCAT Prep Book
> > Lead Author, Barron's MCAT Flash Cards
> > Lead Author, Barron's LSAT Prep Book
> > (505)-281-0684
> > 10 am to 10 pm Mt Time, 7 days
> >
> > On 5/21/2016 9:42 AM, Anton Callaway wrote:
> > > Betsy,
> > >
> > > I've been growing quinces for a few decades, but have just about given up 
> > > because of rust.  If you can't wipe out all the red cedar trees within a 10 
> > > mile radius (that's an exaggeration), then you will have problems with rust.  
> > > My last ditch effort was to bring in a 'Lisle's Special' quince, which was 
> > > purported to be resistant to rust.  It is not.  I took out the tree last 
> > > year.  The only quince I have remaining is a seedling of Lisle's Special.  It 
> > > is also showing a lot of rust.  I expect it will be yanked out, too in a few 
> > > years.
> > >
> > > Sorry for the bad news.  I love the fruit also.
> > >
> > > Lester Davis gave me a quince-like tree a few years ago.  It is certainly not 
> > > C. oblonga, but the fruit is similar in flavor.  It gets rust, but not so 
> > > severely that I want to remove it.  It also has a wonderful fragrance akin to 
> > > the C. oblonga fruit from my grandmother's yard and the exfoliating bark is 
> > > quite ornamental.  You might contact him for more information.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Anton
> > > Piedmont region of NC, near RTP
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>
> > > > Sent: May 17, 2016 8:38 PM
> > > > To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters 
> > > > <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > > Subject: [nafex] My poor young quince
> > > >
> > > > I have never tried growing Cydonia oblonga before as we have severe fire
> > > > blight here. However, a site opened up with good ventilation and first
> > > > AM sun. I love the fruit so I bought a tree. It arrived in our warm
> > > > early spring, I was able to protect it from the late freezes. It was
> > > > vigorous and put out at least 10 inches of new growth with healthy leaves.
> > > >
> > > > Now, although it has escaped fire blight, it is suffering extensively
> > > >from rust. The apical meristem is brown and necrotic, each leaf is at
> > > > least somewhat deformed and every petiole is swelling with future
> > > > fruiting bodies. One petiole has already started releasing spores.
> > > >
> > > > I feel like I have staked a goat out in a tiger infested jungle.
> > > >
> > > > So, does anyone have experience with this? Is this young tree destined
> > > > to die a long, protracted death, or can it survive this severe rust
> > > > infection?  I would rather rip the quince out if it is a hopeless cause
> > > > for survival. This IS a bad rust year, my apples are suffering too - not
> > > > every year is so bad....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Betsy Hilborn
> > > > 7a Central NC
> > > >
> > > >
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