Subject: Re: [nafex] tip bearing apples, espalier subjects
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 20:41:40 -0700
Nell,
Well you've certainly muddied the subject!!
I'd interpret 'spar' to be 'spur' and that puts Northern Spy as a
'spur-bearer'.
Something must be wrong with my definition of 'spur', because you'll get no
apples
if you espalier a Northern Spy ... even if you wait about seven years (NS is
late
to bear).
We need a lesson in Tree types I, II, III, and IV. Maybe Ed Fackler is
reading
these emails?
: As usual, after sifting the wealth of available information I find I
: understand even less about the subject than I thought I did!
:
: You can see I'm in deep mud here.
: Nell Lancaster, Lexington VA <nlancaster@rockbridge.net>
: zone 6b, western foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains