To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Hampshire Apple
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:31:42 -0600
Victoria Caron had
Hampshire at her previous place - buit I don't know if it made the move
to the new home with her. Haven't seen her on the list recently, so
I don't know if she's been 'lurking' or just hasn't resubscribed since
the move. Vic may be able to give her first-hand experiences
with Hampshire, and may know of a source.
She also had a seedling of Hampshire that she'd grown out for trial, and
was calling 'Hampshire Red' - she shared some scionwood with me a couple
of years back; I'd bet anything it has a red-fleshed crab parent - bark
was dark, wood was dark purple - looked like you'd squashed a pokeberry
on it - darker than the wood of any of the red-fleshed varieties I've
worked with before, foliage, especially new growth, was
purple. I think Hamp Red has bloomed, and may have fruited for her
this year or last.
Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY