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The ManyTracks Orchard Starkey Apple
chance seedling Moses Starkey, Vassalboro, Maine ~1800
#1 (W) -- Grafted 2019, on south branch of BeaconS #2 (E) -- Grafted 2021, on a4 rootstock #3 (C) -- Grafted 2021, on a10 rootstock
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"Fall-Winter. Unknown parentage, chance seedling grown and introduced by Moses Starkey, Vassalboro, Maine, about 1800. Exceptionally delicious late fall to early winter dessert apple. In the same league as Ribston Pippin and Cox’s Orange Pippin, maybe some Black Oxford. Medium-sized roundish-oblate fruit, Off-white flesh juicy, tender, crisp, mild, lively and subacid. Peak flavor end-Dec. Not to be confused with variety Stark. Blooms early midseason. Z4-7. Fedco notes." 2022 W (on BeaconS) - Cut out dead and dying center of BeaconS down to the Starkey branch, letting it grow up as central leader/top of tree. Leaves looking a bit rough, maybe eaten upon, but overall did fine. C - (double bark-graft) - Looks good, vigorous. Cut off smaller of the two grafts. E - (graft on a4) - looking good. 2021 - all 3 grafts vigorous, healthy, late to lose leaves in fall. W - Had cut upward growing shoot for scions late winter (C & E). Tied branch down more horizontal. C - double bark-graft May on a10 ~8 yr old wild crab seedling, south of panels, both grew well ~ 24"! E - graft on a4 11 yr old, often cut down, seedling (possibly from Beacon fruit maybe), se of panels, grew 20"! 2020 - Vigorous, healthy, very good strong growth. Unfortunately discovered mushrooms at base of old Beacon stump are Armillaria mellea - Honey Mushroom. Lives on both old AND new (the living tree) wood. Badly infected. Beacon showing signs (see BeaconS). Starkey graft looks fine. Will cut a good scion late winter and graft elsewhere. But hope, and plan, that this tree recovers. 2019 - Scion from Carole, Washington (Quill-GF). Grafted end of May on se short branch of BeaconS in a space where I had removed a larger limb. Grew ~3". Online Notes: (gf) fresh eating appeal, vig.triploid, w/o watercore issues, pretty. Quite flavorful.
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