Yes TC, I searched out at grin and other places for late hanging disease free varieties to give myself some cushion if the heirloom/heritage varieties die on me. Thats basically why I did what I did.
I'm fascinated by red fleshed varieties even though, theoretically they have poor eating qualities. So i got a few more red fleshed crabs Cowichan and Otterson. I almost sprung for scugog as its fb resistant and a majorly red fleshed full size apple but decided against it in the end. I figure the less I have to bother you folks for scion wood the better that way I'm not a pain in the ass.