[NAFEX] three selections of apios americana
Lee Reich
lreich at hvc.rr.com
Wed Mar 17 18:38:16 EDT 2010
I planted Apios americana probably 20 years ago, from seeds I got from
LSU. I did eat some of the tubers then found that it was getting a bit
weedy. I'm in the colder part of Zone 5, and the tubers have survived
to below minus 25 degrees F.
Nowadays, the bed where I planted it is a flower bed and I just try,
unsuccessfully, to weed it out. Occasionally I'll search for some
tubers but haven't found any, probably because there's a lot of
competition for light and nutrients in that bed.
Very occasionally the plant produces some very fragrant flowers.
Lee Reich, PhD
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On Mar 17, 2010, at 6:23 PM, John S wrote:
> I am growing a LSU selection obtained from Edible Landscaping about
> 6 years ago. So far, no significant problems here is Zone 5 pushing
> towards Zone 6. The first few years, it did not grow much and
> almost died, so I dug it up, potted it and moved to an area that
> gets less direct sun and more steady moisture. The last two years
> have seen healthier more vigorous vines with much larger vine growth
> last summer. With all the discussion going on, I dug it up
> yesterday to take a look. The primary tuber was about 4" x 3" and
> noticeably larger than last year. There was also 1 new tuber, about
> 1" in diameter. So out of 6 years of growing it, I now have a
> second tuber. I divided the new tuber from the main one and planted
> it.
>
> I'm assuming that eventually the main tuber will get large enough to
> start producing many additional tubers. The selection I have
> apparently produces large tubers but is slow to create new ones. If
> memory is correct, our lowest temp here during the time I have had
> this has been -17. I've also looked for this in the wild in this
> area, but so far have not found it.
>
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> --- On Wed, 3/17/10, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] three selections of apios americana
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 8:54 AM
>
> Anyone have anecdotal evidence that the Louisiana cultivars are
> hardy to the Upper Midwest. I'm seeing -20 in the descriptor below
> which wouldn't make it where I'm living.
>
> ~mIEKAL
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> Click image to enlarge
> Nutty Groundnut — Apios americana 'Nutty'
> Largest Tuber Variety-Massive Potato Sized
> Originally bred in Louisiana this selection is tops in tuber size.
> Nuts average 3 to 5 inches in diameter and have a very smooth light
> skin. Vines can grow up to 50 ft. or more in a single season so
> trellising would be of benefit. In our greenhouse vines in July were
> putting on 1 ft. of growth per day. Possibly a good commercial
> selection and will probably end up in your local supermarket someday
> soon. Completely hardy and productive in southern Michigan.
> Available again starting in the fall of 2010.
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> Hardiness -20 °F.
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