Re: [nafex] NY 428 apple variety

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Sam Franc wrote:
> 
> I tried growing NY 429 a few years ago.
> Here on the Oregon coast it was too suscepible to Bulls Eye, which kept
> girdling the brances and truck. The taste was alright but it was too much
> trouble to keep alive
> Empire is a better tasteing apple but is also bullseye prone. Not as bad as NY
> 429 though so I still have a couple of Empires.
> Sam
> 
> George Greene wrote:
> 
> > Hi:
> >
> > I am interested in getting any ones opinion on the NY 428 apple variety.  I
> > think it was available some years ago from the NY Cooperative Fruit Testing
> > Assoc.  It is a sister to NY 429 that was named Fortune in 1995.  The
> > original cross was made in 1962 by Roger Way.  It is a 'Schoharie Spy'
> > times 'Empire' cross.
> >
> > Best regards, George Greene
> >
> > George M. Greene II                     Fruit Res. and Ext. Center
> > Dept. of Horticulture                   PO Box 330
> > Penn State University                   290 University Drive
> >                                         Biglerville, PA 17307-0330
> > Phone: 717-677-6116 Ext. 7                      E mail gmg6@psu.edu
> > Fax:      717-677-4112
> >
> > Tree Fruit Production Guide --- http://tfpg.cas.psu.edu/
> > Small Scale Fruit Prod. Guide --- http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu/
> > My Web page --- http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/faculty/greene/
> > Fruit Res. and Ext. Center --- http://frec.cas.psu.edu/
> >
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Howsabout a quick run down on Bullseye--If it's that bad I must have had
it, at least once. Doc Lisenby SC

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