tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post6621259827763678253..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: Nodhead *Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-59573923760173356082014-04-17T15:02:18.647-04:002014-04-17T15:02:18.647-04:00@David I am not surprised to learn that this varie...@David I am not surprised to learn that this variety has traveled in the last 200 years. It's not a great apple but it is pretty good.<br /><br />"Jewett Red" is for Samuel Jewett, he of the nodding heae. If you'll scan the other comments to this review you will find more to the story (from Jewett's descendent no less).Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-50679872715357014392014-04-17T10:34:50.081-04:002014-04-17T10:34:50.081-04:00I have just encountered this apple on an old farm ...I have just encountered this apple on an old farm on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, so it obviously was distributed outside Maine, (although, of course, there has long been a close connection between the Maritime provinces of Canada and the "Boston States".) It was known by the name, "Jewett's Red" locally.David Maxwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-11556001510511382652012-03-18T15:11:58.068-04:002012-03-18T15:11:58.068-04:00Fedco fruit trees carries this apple. In Maine.Fedco fruit trees carries this apple. In Maine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-74587617952648192972011-01-23T15:21:38.632-05:002011-01-23T15:21:38.632-05:00Thank you for that link!
I get regular inquiries...Thank you for that link! <br /><br />I get regular inquiries about heirloom scionwood, so will pass this along.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-66568515533268570202011-01-21T23:30:43.859-05:002011-01-21T23:30:43.859-05:00Fedco in Maine has scions of Nodhead available for...<a href="http://www.fedcoseeds.com/trees.htm" rel="nofollow">Fedco</a> in Maine has scions of Nodhead available for $3.00 per stick. They've got quite an amazing variety of antique New England apples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-87520469964284241042010-07-15T01:44:37.319-04:002010-07-15T01:44:37.319-04:00Nodhead scion available from Nick Botner, Spearhea...Nodhead scion available from Nick Botner, Spearheart Farm, 4015 Eagle Valley Road, Yoncalla, OR 97499. phone 541.849.2781Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-10552911911946975842010-07-08T12:10:17.623-04:002010-07-08T12:10:17.623-04:00Travis, what a splendid way to remember your ances...Travis, what a splendid way to remember your ancestor!<br /><br />One possible source for Nodhead scion wood is the <a href="http://www.towerhillbg.org/thwebscion.html" rel="nofollow">Tower Hill Botanic Garden</a> in Boyleston, Massachusetts.<br /><br />You would have to graft that onto rootstock--either arrange with a nursery, or do it yourself.<br /><br />I see there is more to know about Nodhead based on the links on Travis's blog--I might add some of that to my Nodhead review.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-18027365259945807032010-07-07T21:42:28.397-04:002010-07-07T21:42:28.397-04:00Would you know where I can get Nodhead trees to pl...Would you know where I can get Nodhead trees to plant? My ancestor, Samuel Jewett, was the namesake of this variety. <br /><br />http://tjlgenes.blogspot.com/2010/06/of-apples-and-such.htmlTravis LeMasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930839685824336645noreply@blogger.com