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Old October 10, 2010   #26
svalli
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If erything goes fine, ten years from now this will be our heirloom apple orchard.

We planted yesterday 48 apple trees. I do not know, if these are considered as heirloom apples, but they originate from 1850 to early 1900s. Some were created in 1940s in a nursery, which used to be in the area I see from our kitchen window. They are listed as rare varieties, since they were re-discovered few years ago and are now grown by a nursery 100 miles north.
Distributor in our city was selling all trees at half price and we got quite good deal when we purchased almost all what they had.

My mother in-law thinks that we are crazy planting so many apple trees and not keep the field for potatoes...
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