I wonder if some of those old Apples are resistant or immune to fire
blight as they seem to (perhaps) have gone unattended for some time.
Those of us with room should plant some apple seeds just to see if we
can get a tree that is immune to this "scourge that causes extra
pruning".
[NAFEX] RE: 2002 Apple search newsletter,
Rodney Eveland, 12/24/2002