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Article: Our home & native ...: apple.(Currents)(McIntosh apple ...
The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History;  October 1, 2005 ;     684 words ... ... Canada in 1796, would there be a McIntosh apple? Twenty apple trees he discovered by chance in 1811 on his property at Dundela ... reached British Columbia. Today; some 3 million McIntosh apple trees flourish in North America, each descended directly from John ...

Article: Apple Trees Yield More Than Tasty ...
Wood & Wood Products;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Apple trees yield one of the most popular of the ... ornamentals. In the United States, however, apple trees are considered a "minor species ... years old. After about 50 years the apple trees are susceptible to rot and are of no ...

Article: Italian apple trees make debut in UK.(fresh ...
Grocer;  March 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Rubens, a little-known bicoloured dessert apple, is being planted in the UK from this month. The Italian hybrid of Gala and Elstar is already trademark protected in the EU and has sold well in Italy. Breeders Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti are targeting production of 50,000 tonnes in the long ran, and

Article: Wild apple trees in central Asia may revolutionize ...
The Food Institute Report;  January 16, 2006 ;     587 words ...Wild apple trees in central Asia may revolutionize the U.S. apple industry. Grafts, genetic material and rootstocks collected during the 1990s ...

Article: LITTLE APPLE TREES DWARF AND COMPACT VARIETIES MAKE ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... big business in this state, and ancient apple trees can be found anywhere from old homesteads ... doesn't mean you can't have two or three apple trees out back (or front). Apple trees as living fences, apple trees as pillars ...

Article: Pick apple trees now; plant in spring
Post-Tribune (IN);  September 22, 2001 ;     587 words ... ... through April is the best time to plant apple trees. Although the number of years required ... for backyard varieties. Granny Smith apple trees can take 10 years for fruit production ... dormant, is the best time to prune apple trees. Not fall. When choosing apple varieties ...

Article: Profits within reach; Dwarf apple trees mean bigger ...
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  October 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Mr. Tougas stood between two rows of apple trees - not the big sprawling trees one typically ... Family Farm in Northboro. They are dwarf apple trees that are half the height of standard apple trees but can be planted more densely and produce ...