[pbs] Additional information about some of the offerings on BX 181
Roy Herold
rherold at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 21 17:50:34 EDT 2008
For what it's worth, the Doutt form of M. pustulata that I keep sending
to the BX also emerges with a purple leaf, similar to the photo on
Paul's blog:
<http://www.srgc.org.uk/wisley/2007/071107/log.html>
(Scroll halfway down).
I'm convinced that cool weather during emergence will intensify the
purple color.
--Roy
Dell Sherk wrote:
> Here is some information that Paul Cumbleton sent that I forgot to include
> in the original BX listing. This info applies to Paul's donations 33-39.
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> There were a couple of points I forgot to say in my last email:;
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> 1. The purple colour on the purple-leafed M. pustulata does not show in the
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> first, and sometimes second year after germination when the seedlings will
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> be green. But it should show the year after.
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> 2. I cannot guarantee they will be true to type - though I hand pollinated
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> them, the bees also had access to the house so there is a chance some of the
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> forms have cross-pollinated
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> Dell, for Paul
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