From: "Dan & Marilyn Mason" <dmason@rainyriver.lakeheadu.ca>
To: <nafex@egroups.com>
Subject: [nafex] Re: Battleford apple
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:59:06 -0600
Dec. 12 - del stubbs wrote:
<You mentioned the battleford apple in the article, i have fond
memories of a trip there once, dont know of any grown here
below, is it worth pursuing?>
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del,
I live a few miles NE of Baudette, Minn. Battleford always
killed back its new growth to near the trunk in winters here
when I had one out in the field.
I grafted a few onto local Siberian crab seedlings and planted
them in a more protected place in our yard. But these yard
trees aren't fenced and are bothered by deer and eaten
back to near the trunk each year. So I still don't really know if
Battleford would do better in a yard, protected from the wind,
situation.
The above grafts were all planted a couple inches below
ground, so the entire exposed part of the trees were Battleford.
Dan Mason zone 3, NW Ontario
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