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from Janet Baraclough contains these words:

I live in a windy seaside location. Apples don't like very windy
locations afaik, and I don't think they tolerate salt well. Although a
few people round about have stunted apple trees, I don't see any
fruit. I strongly recommend you consider the many lovely plants whose
roots stems and leaves are adapted to the windy, salty conditions found
at the seaside. Take a walk round the neighbourhood and see what does
well in other gardens, join a local gardening group, ask the library if
they stock books on seaside gardening.

There were some apple trees in the garden of this house, on the Isle of
Lewis, which has pretty clement conditions temperature-wise, and plenty
of wind.

http://www.users.zetnet/hi-fi/temp/user/09.jpg

As you will see, it's well above the shore, and well back from it, and
in any case, the shore is on the edge of a sea-loch.

There *WERE* apples - small and scabby, and the trees were pretty
stunted too. (I nearly bought that house - with 7 acres of (feudal)
croft, for £650...

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Rusty