I’d be happy to send off a stick or two, gratis - I’ve avoided doing custom propagation for years as life is busy enough - D
> On Dec 24, 2016, at 12:47 PM, Kushad, Mosbah M <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Dave: Thank you so much for the reply. I suspect it is the same one, > since I could not find any reference to Black Winesap… But here is an > article published in the American Pomological Society in 1950 about Baxter > Black Winesap… Would you be willing to help this lady? Her grandfather was > the one who released it... Merry Christmas to all, Mosbah > > R.L. McMunn 1950. The Baxter Black Winesap Apple. Fruit Variety Journal. > Volume 5 issue 1 pages 5-6. > This chance seedling came up about 1900 close by the place where an Arkansas > tree had stood in an orchard of Mr. C. J. Baxter, Nauvoo, Hancock County, > Illinois. Since the seedling tree did not interfere with any orchard > operation it was allowed to grow. By 1910 or 1911 it had produced its first > crop. For a few years no particular attention was given the fruit because it > closely resembled the Arkansas fruit harvested from the orchard. Within a few > years it was found that the seedling was a good producer and the fruit had > exceptional keeping qualities even when stored in a basement. Because of its > excellent keeping qualities enough trees were propagated in 1930 to set about > one-third of a ten-acre block. After tbese trees came into bearing the > seedling was referred to as Baxter Black Winesap, and later given the name. > The variety was named after the family, its very dark color and the > similarity in shape to apples in the Winesap group. A patent was secured for > the variety in 1944 (U.S. Plant Pat. 619) and assigned to the Gem City > Vineland Company, Nauvoo, Illinois. Trees were first listed for sale by the > above company in 1947. > > > From: apple-crop [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > David Doud > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2016 11:22 AM > To: Apple-Crop discussion list <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Apple-Crop] looking for Baxter Black Winesap > > I have a ‘Black Winesap’ that came thru Billy Reed of KY, about 30 years ago > - don’t know about the ‘Baxter’ part tho - > D > > > On Dec 23, 2016, at 3:39 PM, Kushad, Mosbah M <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Any of you know of a source of trees or budwood for Baxter Black Winesap. > The grandfather of one of our Illinois residents had patented this cultivar > in the late 1940's. Happy holiday and new year to all.... Mosbah, > University of Illinois > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__virtualorchard.com_mailman_listinfo_apple-2Dcrop&d=DQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=EccmKzdGGWsaap6FL8EAVw&m=TmhaDEQcU4HkKn487cu1wbTS8-RxE3_jSuM8oF-ZSYg&s=zEb3Br_Fj61Nh0mkJ3OY6zA3K5CR32SO0SI2S_Nyoyg&e=> > > _______________________________________________ > apple-crop mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop > <http://virtualorchard.com/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop>
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