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[Lucky Pittman <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>]

Folks, 
Clifford England made the following post to the Indiana NGA discussion
list.  Don't know if he's planning to double-post to NAFEX or not,
but I thought this might be of interest to some of the NAFEX members in
more northern areas, and some of you who grow the varieties he asks about
may be able to answer some of his questions.
I've left his URL and email address, in the event any of you care to
discuss this with him.

Lucky Pittman
Hopkinsville, KY

Clifford England wrote:
> Wesley Rice 
>      Wrote recently in the NNGA Annual a excellent
> Article on Northern Pecans but It left Me with many unanswered questions
> in-selecting Ultra-Northern  pecans Our area is Zone 5b 1,800 ft
> elevation and tonight it is 22 degree F. out side ( in the green house I
> have chestnut seedling 8 inches tall with new growth on grafted chestnuts
> 6 to 8 inches long, Hickories, pecans and walnuts in full leaf)  I
> know our electric bill will be outrageous this month.  So it does
> get pretty cold here.  
> The question 
> #1,  I plan to offer Snaps early Pecan, Carlson #3, and others
> (scion wood from John Gordon) in the Coming years but I have not
> researched a good pollinator for Ultra-Northern pecans, We have Major,
> Posey, Pawnee and others to follow with some seedling producing ( planted
> in 1968 began to bear nuts in 96 and 97).    What Will the
> 2 Ideal Pollinators for a Ultra-Northern be.
>  
> #2, What are the nuts per pound on Snaps, Carlson #3 and 
> Greenriver?
>  
> #3, What is Known about the Fisher pecan, number per pound and Is it
> considered a Ultra northern pecan?
>  
> #4,  The Stark H. Giant - is there Patent rights pending and what is
> the nuts per pound?
>  
> 3 weeks ago some one called and asked if we sold pecans and we conversed
> about the subject.    He stated that their was a lot of
> pecans in his area but they were small (about small marble size, a little
> longer) and the birds pack them off and the SQUIRRELS just eat so many of
> them that when the birds and squirrels was done they barely had enough to
> bake a few pies for the holidays and I ask this gentleman where he lived
> He stated South Eastern Minnesota and began telling me about the
> Mississippi River that he could step across and not muddy his boots.
>  
> You Know If I lived in Minnesota I would absolutely be tickled to have a
> pecan that produced any thing small or other and would be happy about
> it.   I think I would find ways to stop the squirrels. 
>   
>
>                    
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> crops.
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>               
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