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ford grafts scion wood (from the desired descendant) onto rootstock to grow the antique varieties.
He said if someone finds an apple tree in the wild they are unable to identify, NAFEX will help. So, even though there are already 3,000 named apples in existence worldwide, new varieties are still being discovered. Mr. Naumann knows of an apple tree up the mountain from where he lives which he hopes NAFEX can help him identify.
One of the prides of his orchard is a Sommerfeld apple tree, which he believes was named after his stepfather. Mr. Naumann ordered the seedling from California, and said that when he sees that tree in his orchard, he sometimes get a tear in his eye.
Mr. Naumann normally buys “whips,” tree seedlings which are 30 inches tall with no branches yet. He plants the whips in one end of his vegetable garden until they reach a height of about three feet, and then he transfers them to the orchard.
He keeps extensive and accurate notes on each and every one of his trees, culled from many years of research and personal observations. His two volumes of information contain a page for each tree, listing its name, AKA’s (other names for the same variety), a physical description of the fruit, how the fruit tastes, when it ripens, information regarding funguses or other possible problems it might encounter, and history of the fruit.
One example in the book is for an antique apple named Calville Blanc, also known as Calville Blanc d’Hiver (White Winter Calville). Mr. Naumann describes the apple as “pale green fruit with light red dots on sun-exposed side. Bottom half sharply segmented, lines often extend to the stem. Medium to large, flat, round with uneven ribs extending length of fruit. Tender, sweet, spicy, flavorful, yellowish-white flesh. Banana-like aroma. Excellent for eating fresh, sauce, cooking. Tree fruits early. Susceptible to cedar-apple rust, resistant to scab. Needs sunny location to fully ripen. Must be stored a month or longer to bring out its superb effervescent flavor. Old French dessert variety first mentioned in 1627. A premier apple still served in finest French restaurants. Favorite of Thomas Jefferson. Grown by Le Lectier, collector for Louis XIII at Orleans, France.”
After reading this description, it is easy to see why Mr. Naumann enjoys growing so many types of apples. Another of his favorites is the Lady Apple, which is a tiny crisp and juicy apple, traditionally a Christmas dessert apple. His book describes it as “an exquisite fruit
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