Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

nafex - Re: [NAFEX] Tenn pear

nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Dr.O'Barr" <Topgun@Otelco.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Tenn pear
  • Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:32:49 -0800

Donna:

I have a TENN pear growing and a Tenn Fig. Know nothing of the background, sorry. They should both bear this year for the first time.

Richard O'Barr
Zone 7


----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna &/or Kieran" <holycow@cookeville.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Tenn pear


Does anyone have the faintest idea what this pear was called or numbered
when it was either released, or not released? Or even what year it came
out? I know of two trees, and they are very good. But it is rather
frustrating to not know more about them. If Sherwood Akin was the source,
he was buddies with a USDA breeder in SC, and I guess the variety could have
slipped out that way. Other things slipped out in similar ways, things that
we taxpayers paid to have produced, but the plant breeders didn't see fit to
release. I've read that the Murcott, a fantastic citrus cross, would never
have been released by the USDA these days, because they tree has got
problems. Because in the old days they had to work more with comercial
growers, the stock was already in the hands of the public. Donna

_______________________________________________
nafex mailing list
nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed.
This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web sites.
Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have permission!

**YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded.
No exceptions.
----
To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be used to change other email options):
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex

File attachments are NOT stripped by this list.
TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
Please do not send binary files.
Use plain text ONLY in emails!

NAFEX web site: http://www.nafex.org/








Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page