tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post2112655019588484357..comments2024-03-28T19:30:05.381-04:00Comments on Adam's Apples: PippinAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-29396709807745522572011-12-04T22:10:46.182-05:002011-12-04T22:10:46.182-05:00Hawk, this sounds like a marvelous project.
I am...Hawk, this sounds like a marvelous project. <br /><br />I am reminded of John Seabrook's description of UMinn's David Bedford, playing God to all those new apple varieties with his can of orange spray paint. One strike and you're out. <br /><br />Can you be as cold-blooded as he? (Just kidding. I think.)Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-39557353983748693902011-12-04T10:46:55.547-05:002011-12-04T10:46:55.547-05:00I am glad to hear you are trying this Hawk Farm. ...I am glad to hear you are trying this Hawk Farm. I would love to do this also, I just lack the growing space. Best of luck! I hope to try a Hawk Farm Russet someday!Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-91045328288277658192011-12-03T13:40:57.020-05:002011-12-03T13:40:57.020-05:00I have a vast collection of "pips" or se...I have a vast collection of "pips" or seeds. I save all seeds from interesting or noteworthy apples. Doesn't take much time, just pluck them out when you're coring your dessert fruit and label your favorites.2012 spring will start hundreds of seeds in hopes of discovering something special.Hawk Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931067529533766643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-46320764739698807692011-12-01T21:32:12.420-05:002011-12-01T21:32:12.420-05:00Matty, that is an interesting thought, thanks! Wha...Matty, that is an interesting thought, thanks! What would grow if I planted Cox's pips, I wonder.<br /><br />However, grafting is an ancient art--it certainly predates the word "pippin" (and indeed most modern languages).<br /><br />Perhaps in the old days people were lots more tolerant of variation, so maybe some "varieties" that bred truer (if not strictly true) were propagated from seed.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245776593991049317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647355176632077968.post-47686338762097959612011-12-01T20:56:32.812-05:002011-12-01T20:56:32.812-05:00gday adam, I think you might find that in the earl...gday adam, I think you might find that in the early days before grafting some of these classic old varieties were grown from seed for commerce - those esteemed varieties which bred reasonably true and consistent became known as a "pippin" variety or lineage. <br />Not 100% about this but pretty sure<br />Cheers <br />Matty BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com