www.thelostseed.com.au 1 The Lost Seed The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future.” Inscribed on the National Archives Building, Washington DC All SCIONS $9.95 (incl. GST) HOW TO ORDER: You can place an order by….. POST/FAX: Simply fill out the Order Form enclosed, and post with payment (payment may be made by cheque, money order, credit card or direct deposit) to: WHAT IS SCION WOOD? The Lost Seed PO Box 3092 Scion wood is one year old wood taken from the outermost parts of the parent tree. It is approx. 15-20cm in length and approx. the same width as a pencil. BEMBOKA NSW 2550 WHEN CAN I ORDER SCION WOOD? Alternatively, fax your order to us at fax: 02 6493 0486 Our scions are harvested from the trees in July / August each year (when the trees are dormant) and then posted to customers August / September. ONLINE: Visit our website at www.thelostseed.com.au and order online (payment may be made using your credit card via the secure Paypal system) or Bank Deposit. PHONE : Call us on ph: 02 6493 0486 with your order (payment may be made using credit card) This enables us to organise harvest, prepare labels etc. Orders for scions are able to be placed at any time throughout the year, however orders are only posted to We will then hold your order until scions are customers during the dormant season - this is why we can only post scion wood harvested (August / September). Your order will once each year. then be dispatched to you by Australia Post. If you have provided us with your email address, you will be sent an email at this time to notify you WHAT DO I RECEIVE WHEN I PURCHASE A SCION? that your scions have been dispatched.. The scion (cutting) you receive will be packaged in a sealed plastic bag. The scion wood will be packed with a small amount of moisture to maintain the humidity required for short-term storage. HOW DO I STORE THE SCION WHEN I RECEIVE IT? While ideally it should be grafted onto your existing tree or rootstock as soon as you receive it in the mail, the scion may be stored effectively in the crisper section of the fridge for 1-2 months(or longer). Storage instructions are on the bag. The packaged scion should be kept in a cool place (fridge) where it will remain fresh and dormant until spring. Do not store scions with apples (or other ripening fruit), as apples emit ethylene gas, which encourages scion’s buds to break dormancy. HOW DO I ‘USE‘ THE SCION WOOD? Many fruit trees do not run true to type if their seed is planted. For this reason, they are most often propagated vegetatively by grafting scion wood onto rootstock or an existing tree. www.thelostseed.com.aWHEN IS THE BESTu TIME TO GRAFT THE SCION ON 2 TO MY EXISTING TREE? The Lost Seed It is best to graft in the spring, from the time the buds of understock trees are beginning to open, until blossom time. WHAT TREES CAN THE SCION WOOD BE GRAFTED ON TO? Ideally, young, vigorous fruit trees up to 5 years old are best for grafting scion wood onto. Older trees of almost any age can be grafted on to but with more care and different techniques. WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED? Secateurs - for making rough preliminary cuts Grafting Knife (or a very sharp regular knife) - for making the grafting cuts Grafting Tape - for securing the graft to the tree / rootstock. HOW DO I GRAFT THE SCION WOOD ONTO MY EXISTING TREE? There are a number of grafting techniques which are able to be used when grafting scion wood onto an existing tree / rootstock. These include the ‘Splice or Whip Graft‘, ‘Wedge or Cleft Graft’, ‘Whip and Tongue Graft’, ‘Side Graft’ or ‘Bark Graft’. If you are new to grafting, it is highly recommended that you purchase the book ‘Grafting,& Budding’ by W. J. Lewis and D. McE Alexander. This book illustrates and discusses each of the above grafting techniques as well as provides other useful information. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ KEEPING OUR HEIRLOOM FRUIT VARIETIES ALIVE…….. We are always looking for lost or undiscovered heirloom vegetable and fruit varieties. Our roadsides are especially rich with wild fruit varieties that may have existed many years before and yet go largely unrecognised even though they may be passed by hundreds of times per day. For example, the ‘Huonville Crab Apple’ with scarlet red skin and red coloured flesh was discovered in Huonville, Tasmania. A huge old tree growing by the roadside, largely unnoticed, and yet producing such abundant and rich fruit of the most unusual variety. Or perhaps down a back alley or behind a shop. They are all a part of our rich heritage just waiting to be rediscovered. If you have any fruit trees which you feel may be on interest, or would like to register your tree, please let us know. We’d love to hear from you, and it will help us in our efforts to keep these varieties alive. NOTE: Scion varieties listed may be subject to change depending on availability. Prices are subject to change without notice. Catalogue current from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. Unless indicated otherwise on order form, if items are ordered but are currently out of stock, these items will either be substituted for a similar variety, or placed on backorder & forwarded to you as soon as possible, unless otherwise indicated.. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ QUARANTINE & SHIPPING Please note that we are able to send scions to all states of Australia except Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ COPYRIGHT 2018 - The entire contents of this publication is under copyright by The Lost Seed. Reproduction of any part for business purposes is not permitted without written permission. However, please feel free to make copies of the catalogue in its entirety for the purpose of passing on to friends. www.thelostseed.com.au 3 The Lost Seed BELLA VISTA CAROLINA RED JUNE BELLE AGATHE CAROLINE BELLE CACHEUSE CAROLINE AUGUSTE French heirloom with large fruit mainly used for cooking and cider. CARROLL APPLE BELLE DE BOSKOOP CARRINGTON BELLE DE BOUTIENY CASTLE MAJOR BELLE DE MAGNY CATSHEAD Ancient English apple dating back to early 1600. (Malus domestica) BELLE PONT DECHAISSE So named for its alleged resemblance to a cat’s BENWELLS LARGE head. Large, light green apple with distinct ridges. ABAS CAYUGA BERNER ROSEN ABRAM CAYUGA RED STREAK BESS POOL ADAMS PEARMAIN Heirloom from Nottingham Shire, England & dating CELLINI AKANE back to 1824. Well suited to areas subject to late An unusual Victorian variety from England and first frosts as it flowers later than many other varieties. recorded around 1868. One of the best examples ALBANY BEAUTY BEURRE DIEL of the aniseed component of apple flavours. CHAMP-GAILLARD ALEXANDER BLACK BEN Ukranian heirloom first recorded in the 1700’s. CHANDLER BLACK BEN DAVIS CHATAIGNIER ALFRISTON BLACK STAYMAN CLARK AMERICAN MOTHER BLACK WINESAP CLAYTON ANANAS ROUGE BLANCHARD CLEOPATRA ANDRE SAUVAGE BLANCHE Large, russetted apple with strong, unusual flavour. American heirloom dating back to 1817. ANNA BLENHEIM ORANGE CLIMAX An 18th Century dual purpose apple. CLOSETTE ANTONOVKA BLUE PEARMAIN CLOUD POLUTORAFUNTOVAYA BONDS SELECTION COLD STREAM ANTONOVKA KAMENICHKA BONDY Ukranian heirloom. COLD STREAM GUARD BONNE HOTTYURE APPLE SHAPED COLONEL VAUGHAN ARCHDUCHESSE SOPHIE BONZA A chance seedling discovered in Australia. CONTUREE ARLET BOROVITSKY CORAL CRAB AROMATIC BOY’S DELIGHT CORNISH AROMATIC AROMATIC QUATFORD BRAEBURN CORNISH GILLIFLOWER ARUNCANO BRABANT BELLE FLEUR COSSAM ATLANTA BRAMLEY COURT OF WICK AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY English heirloom dating back to 1809. First grown by Mary Ann Brailsford from pips from an apple she COURT PENDU DOUX AUTUMN TART was eating at the time. Her property was later sold COURT PENDU PLAT BABBITT to a local butcher named Matthew Bramley in 1846. Ancient French dessert variety with rich, intense A few years later the tree was noticed by a local flavour. BAILLY VARIN nurseryman Henry Merryweather who approached Matthew Bramley requesting cuttings. Permission COURT PENDU ROUGE BALDWIN was granted on the request that the trees be named COURTLAND BALLARAT SEEDLING after himself. COWELLS RED BAPTISTE VALETTE BRAMLEY’S SEEDLING COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN BARRY BRANDY APPLE COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN RED BASHFORT BREAKWELL COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN BAUMANNS RED WINTER BREAKWELLS SEEDLING SLATEFORD REINETTE BRITCHEL COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN STRIPED BEACON BRITTLE SWEET (dies in heat) COX’S POMONA BEAUTY OF BATH BROWN A popular English garden apple from the Victorian BURGUNDY CRANBERRY PIPPIN Era around 1864. Bruises easily so best harvested CRISPIN (MUTSU) by hand. Fruit will tend to drop early by themselves BURWOOD when not completely ripe. Traditionally this was BUSHEY GROVE CROFTON overcome by placing straw under the trees to lessen the damage. BUTTER’S EARLY RED CROFTON BLACK BEAUTY OF STOKE CALLWELL’S KEEPER CROFTON EARLY BEC D’OIE CALVILLE BLANC D’HIVER CROTIN BEDFORD PIPPIN CALVILLE FLAGEOLET CROW EGG BEDFORD PIPPIN CROSS CAMBLETOWN RUSSET DAUX AMER GRIS BEDFORDSHIRE FOUNDLING CAPPERS PEARMAIN DE BLANQUIER BEDON CAROLINA DE BOUTEVILLE BEDON DES PARTS English heirloom dating back to pre-1600’s. DELICIOUS STARKING www.thelostseed.com.au 4 The Lost Seed DEMOCRAT GARIBALDIA ISLAY PIPPIN DEMOCRAT EARLY GEANTE D’EXPOSITION JAMES GRIEVE First discovered around 1900 growing in an orchard in Tasmania. GEEVESTON FANNY JERSEYMAC Australian heirloom dating back to 1870 and DES BOVEURS originally discovered in the small town of JIM REILY Geeveston, Tasmania. It is named after both the JOHN DOWNIE DEVONSHIRE QUARRENDON town and orchardist’s wife. Small striped fruit with Heirloom first discovered in 1678.