BANTON ROAD SEEDLING

This is an old seedling (ungrafted) growing in a small farm orchard of about ten trees in Palermo, ME. It was brought to my attention by fellow fruit explorer, Michael Clifford, who wrote to me, “Wanted to send you a note regarding a tree in your neck of the woods. Last season I noticed two ancient apples among some younger birch trees along Banton Road [in Palermo]. Have you ever had a look at this apple? It has multiple trunks, one with fruit last year, but I took my sample from the more established trunk above what looks like the original graft union.” No other information available at this time. Scionwood from the Banton Road seedling.