Book  (2002)  Page(s) 20.  
 
Rated 8.1

Newsletter  (2001)  Page(s) Winter issue, p. 17.  
 
[From "Dad and his Roses", by Mary Buck, Spring/Fall 2008, pp. 14-21]
Applejack – One humid, summer morning, Dad was out in the garden. It was perfect weather for the release of foliar fragrance from the sweetbrier roses and he noticed the decidedly apple fragrance of the foliage of one seedling resulting from a cross made using his ‘Josef Rothmund x R. laxa seedling. The plant was also in full bloom literally covered with clove-scented pink blossoms. The combination of the scents was so overwhelming it drove Dad out of the garden. It is very winter hardy – I only have to trim the tips of the canes (stems). Its biggest problem is that it can easily grow to be 7’ x 7’. Won’t bloom in Texas – not cold enough.

Book  (2000)  Page(s) 87-88.  
 
‘Applejack’ = Arbuste – tons roses, remontant. Ne redoutant ni les frimas, ni la canicule, ce grand arbuste accomodant produit à foison des boutons pointus qui se muent en fleurs floues, presque plates, d’une dizaine de pétales un peu froissés, rose pur émoustillé de rouge. Un frais parfum de pomme lui vaut son nom qui fleure bon le calvados du Nouveau Monde… Sa rusticité est à toute épreuve. Buck, USA, 1973.

Book  (1997)  Page(s) 288.  
 
Applejack Modern Shrub. Buck (USA) 1973. Description... loose, semi-double flowers of deepish rose-pink discreetly dappled red... hardy...

Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 24.  
 
Shrub, pink blend, 1973; 'Goldbusch' x ('Josef Rothmund' x R. laxa 'Retzius'); Buck; Iowa State University. Bud small, long, pointed, ovoid; flowers neyron rose, stippled crimson, semi-double, large; very fragrant; foliage leathery; vigorous, upright, bushy growth; repeat bloom.

Book  (1973)  Page(s) 176.  
 
New Roses of the World. 
Summer Pippen This name was not acceptable.  See 'Applejack. 

Book  (1972)  Page(s) 108.  
 
Griffith J. Buck. Roses Are Shrubs?
'Summer Pippen' (tentative name). 'Goldbusch' x ('Josef Rothmund' x R. laxa, Retzius). This plant has been under observation more than ten years because of its unusual combination of Sweet Brier-scented foliage, intensely clove fragrant flowers, and reliable remontant flowering habit. The plant is big, (growing to a mature height of 7 feet), with a corresponding spread. The habit is erect to slightly arching. There is a profuse flowering in early June, followed by lesser intermittent crops of flowers at monthly intervals through the rest of the season. The flowers are large, 4 inches in diameter, with 10-15 petals; opening flat from an ovoid-pointed bud. The color is clear Neyron-rose, with a stippling of crimson down the midribs of the petals. Although the normal growth habit of the plant is such that a large plant results, shorter height may be maintained by careful pruning.