Nick Routledge@nick_routledge

1/ Among more than 4,500 named apple varieties #AgrarianSharingNetwork volunteers have tracked throughout the PNW in recent years, we’ve found only one not susceptible to the crippling disease, Anthracnose (Neofabraea malicorticis). Here it is, in its autumn glory, today.

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Quoted by@OldHollowTree You say, 'for the bees.' I'd definitely cross reference bloom sequence so that you can have early-through-late season flowering covered. If you can find crab apples, too, all the better for pollinator support. Robinson, a powerhouse in that regard. ?s=20Quoted by@Plough 9/ We play a key, grassroots role identifying and responding to threats. Around, say, the 'apple-plague' anthracnose, we've been ahead of the science-complex in developing a holistic response to this effectively incurable disease so lethal to maritime PNW orchard establishment.