Shocked to just learn of the passing of Tim Hensley of Bristol, Va some six months ago. Many of you may have used his oldvaapples.com website that was crammed with unique information on old southern heirloom apples. Tim left a great teaching library of youtube videos (google Tim Hensley apple videos) of apple tastings, pruning, grafting how to’s. I hope his huge collection of Southern heirlooms will fall into good hands. A gentleman and a scholar.
A great guy, can’t believe he’s gone as he was a lot younger than I am. I got my Slemp Limbertwig scion from Tim, plus years of advice and information. I just hope his kids are ok.
I asked him for the Henry Clay apple 3 months ago. Never heard back. Was gonna call, but knew he was going thru a divorce, so let it go.
This is truly shocking and so sad. He has several wonderful children. Let’s keep his family in our thoughts and prayers, and celebrate his memory as one of the greatest nurserymen of our times.
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Do you know if anyone took over for Tim Hensley at Urban Homestead? Is there still a catalog to purchase from? Or where do we go to buy plants like we used to buy from Tim? Did any of his children or did Donna take over for him?
It would be nice if someone did take over Urban Homestead, even if it were another name. As far as I know it just stopped once Tim passed away. The site was no longer supported. I tried looking up his site and it says it is no longer a working web page.
Hope someone knows more about this situation.
Robin, hello… Glad to meet a “local” on here. I live just outside Bristol but unfortunately never met Tim. I found the website and emailed him in 2016, unaware at the time he had already passed. As MikeC said, it doesn’t seem like anyone stepped up.
As I understand it, one of his daughters took it over for a brief time but for some reason couldn’t sustain it. What a loss for us all, Tim was special. David at Century Farm Nursery in NC sells a similar offering of trees.
It’s always sad when some one dies at a young/middle age. But seeing the last youtube video of him being with his young daughter just before his death. Really saddens me.
Thank you for posting this link. I agree with you, it is sad to see that video of him with his young son. It is however nice for his son because he can always visit that video and remember his father and the great times they had together.