[NAFEX] High altitude apricots - China
Thomas Olenio
tolenio at sentex.net
Sun Aug 27 22:09:17 EDT 2006
Hello,
Something tells me that if any kind of fruit could survive there, you
would already find it there.
China has a long history of fruit/fruit breeding, and if you do not find
any fruit somewhere, it may just be that nothing works there.
As an aside... What about cultural acceptance? Once you have fruit, will
the culture embrace it? Let me explain... My wife's company has many
people who come over from Japan. Though we have some of the world's best
beef they reject it, and avoid it.
Later,
Tom
On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:12:05 -0400, <rivlife at securenym.net> wrote:
> Richard Ashton - Mark Lanmon here. Thank you for your interest in
> helping
> the Nuosu Yi people of China. The weather data that I have is for a city
> that is near our people group but 3,000 feet lower elevation. I do not
> know how to make adjustment for altitude. The following data is for the
> city of Xichang, China:
>
> Average low temperature in degrees Fahrenheit: (please adjust +3,000ft.)
>
> Oct.55 - Nov.47 - Dec.41 - Jan.39 - Feb.42 - Mar.50
>
> Average precipitation in inches: (please adjust +3,000ft.)
>
> Jan.0.3 - Feb.0.4 - Mar.1.1 - Apr.1.2 - May3.4 - Jun.10.7
>
> Jul.7.1 - Aug.8.2 - Sep.9.1 - Oct.4.4 - Nov.1.3 - Dec.0.1
>
> I have been told that this is too much rainfall for apricots. Because I
> have so much seed from northern Pakistan, my hope is that a few of the
> seeds will have the right genetics to survive. I am an amature at this
> so
> I very much appreciate all the advice you can give. Thank you again for
> wanting to help the Nuosu people. They currently have no fruit in their
> diet. Your friend, Mark.
>
> On Sat, August 26, 2006 8:11 pm, MARIE ASHTON wrote:
>> One question, how many chill hours do they get there? That is how many
>> hours does the temperature get below 45 degrees Fahrenheit (thats 7.2
>> degrees Celsius) in the winter. If it is a mountainous area close to
>> Tibet
>> it should get a large amount of chill hours. Also what is the wintertime
>> low (on average) temperature? You may need a cold hardy type. I presume
>> you
>> know that the apricot is native to China and there are many varieties in
>> that country. The only impovement that you might get in getting
>> European/American varieties is size. The E/A varieties are generally
>> much
>> larger than the Asian varieties. Regards,
>> Richard Ashton
>> Oak Creek Orchard
>> www.oakcreekorchard.com bwoodtx at verizon.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <rivlife at securenym.net>
>> To: <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:01 AM
>> Subject: [NAFEX] High altitude apricots - China
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hello. I'm a new member of Nafex looking for those interested in
>>> corrisponding with us concerning establishment of apricot in the high
>>> mountains to the southeast of the Tibetian Plateau in China. My wife
>>> Mary
>>> and I are helping a people group called the Nuosu Yi. Your new friend,
>>> Mark.
>>>
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