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[mailto:nafex-admin@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Phil Norris
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:53 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Antique vs. Heirloom
Lon,
I use antique and heirloom interchangeably when talking about old apple
varieties.
Phil
On Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 10:43 AM, Lon J. Rombough wrote:
> I see two terms used in NAFEX fairly often that I'd like to get
> clarification, or at least some sort of consensus on, "antique" and
> "heirloom" varieties. To me "antique" refers to a variety that is 100
> or
> more years old and is propagated by asexual means - grafting, budding,
> taking cuttings, etc. so it is identical to the original variety.
> However, with "heirloom" I have always thought of that as a variety
> propagated from seed. It usually refers to vegetables, but can refer to
> perennials where the seedlings have a very strong resemblance to the
> parent,
> such as the Door County apricot, which is commonly grown from seed. On
> the
> other hand, it would be unlikely to find an heirloom apple, since very
> few
> come true from seed.
> What do others say about this?
> -Lon Rombough
>
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