On 21/10/08 17:55, in article
, "Rusty Hinge 2"
wrote:

The message

from Martin Brown contains these words:

Where do you live? Williams pears are worth growing. Family apple
trees with two varieties on a single stock are worth considering in a
small garden though you do have to prune them to keep the vigorous one
from taking over.

Recently I've planted a family tree, with Charles Ross, James Grieve and
Discovery.

I don't mind if the Charles Ross takes over, as that was the variety I
was looking for, and it is predominant on the existing tree, and the
other two are failsafe pollinators.

James Grieve is a good apple, but I really don't mind if Discovery drops
off...

There's no way I can think of putting this other than - Rusty, does James
Grieve have quite a prominent 'navel'? I ask because I had a very old tree
in a previous garden, probably 100 years old or more and never did identify
it for certain but was told it was 'probably' James Grieve.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)