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[charles paradise <machelp@attglobal.net>]

The New York Nut Growers Association will hold its spring meeting on
Saturday, April 5, at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve in Sleepy
Hollow, NY (formerly North Tarrytown) from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.  There
will be a demonstration of bench grafting and the use of a callusing
box.  The medicinal uses of nuts and ink making from black walnut husks
will be discussed.  We will have a scionwood exchange.  Outdoor work
will include planting trees, building a deer-proof fence around trees,
fertilization, and vine removal.  A fee of $15 per person includes
breakfast and lunch.  Please send a check to Colleen Green, NYNGA
Treasurer, 6434 Burke Hill Road, Perry, NY 14530.  For more information,
contact Jerry Henkin, tel. (914) 423 - 7458, e-mail <sproutnut@aol.com>