Whats with the Trademarks and the Non-Propagation Contract?
A. We realize that some customers will resent our efforts to retain this degree of control over the Rosetta™ and Sweetmeat Crab™ apple varieties. Our primary intention is to protect Albert Etter’s extraordinary fruit legacy and to insure that the varieties that he originated – and we re-discovered , saved, and named- are given a responsible introduction to the pomological world. The varieties are still experimental and prone to being misrepresented and/or exploited in ways that confuse the public and damage the reputation of the Etter fruit contribution. Because they are unusual “novelties” , these apples could easily fall prey to questionable commercial exploitation. We feel that our decades of work in finding, evaluating and introducing these 14 varieties entitle us to some control over the way the Ettersburg heirlooms are distributed….Our chief concerns are these: 1. That Albert Etter receive the recognition and respect he deserves as the creator of these extraordinary varieties,
