Crossnore Heritage Orchard

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   heritageappler

   August 28, 2025

   This is a test

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   Scotlyn Srodes

   December 3, 2025

   Do y’all have any idea the pollination group and ploidism of the apples? Specifically; Rays, Gragg, and Golden Sweet. I’ve got some healthy trees from scionwood at this orchard and I’m trying to give away to folks with as much information as I can!

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      heritageappler

      December 4, 2025

      Scotlyn,
      We’ve recieved your message and can help you with information. Have you seen all the detail information on the website about these 3 apples? I will look into the details on pollination and ployidism for you.
      Details on these heirloom varieties are difficult to come by. Fortunately, I work with Jason Bowen at the Southern Heritage Orchard at the Horne Creek Living Historical Farm near Pinnacle NC.
      Jason has been sturdying these apple for years and has put together good pollination information based on multiple years observation.

      He lists the following for “time of full bloom” :
      “middle / Late” for Ray (also known as Munson Sweet)
      “middle” for Golden Sweet
      “Late” for Gragg
      This is based on a simple “early, middle, and late graph.

      For Ploydism I look to Pomiferous.com You can see for yourself how these are listed (or not listed)

      https://pomiferous.com/applebyname/golden-sweet-id-1584
      https://pomiferous.com/applebyname/gragg-id-1611
      https://pomiferous.com/applebyname/munsons-sweet-id-4431

      Pomiferous is a source I prefer looking into most any apple.

      Let me know if you have any more questions. I’m quite familar all the varieties in our Crossnore Heritage Orchard, Tell me more about yourself if you would? I can tell you are quite knowledgeable.

      Thanks for the comment!
      Doug

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         Scotlyn Srodes

         February 23, 2026

         Thank you for all those links, that was very helpful information! I live off Little Creek Rd in Yancey, and I’ve got many grafted apple trees finally planted out with scion wood from the Crossnore orchard and some other trees around Yancey county!

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