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[Victor Patterson <vsp@flash.net>]

Lucky:
     You are correct in thinking you had seen something in writing about
using powdered rooting hormone, there was an article in the POMONA some
years ago on the subject. I have used powered rooting hormone on a
number of grafts with a slight increase in success, however care must be
taken to not use too much, it can work against you if you do.
Victor

Lucky Pittman wrote:
> 
> At 02:33 PM 2/17/2003 -0500, MRK wrote:
> >You would not want to use a powder rooting hormone sine these products
> >contain large percentage of talc (usually 99.9-99.2% talc). Talc being
> >completely insoluble in water will become a barrier to the union.
> Hmm.  I was thinking I had seen something in print, somewhere, at some
> time(but maybe I'm mistaken), indicating that the talc-based rooting
> hormone powders actually did work OK in grafting applications.
> I've never tried it, yet, but might give it a shot this spring.
> 
> Lucky
> 
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Subject: [NAFEX] Shiawassee apple?
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  Has anyone out ther ever heard of the Shiawassee Apple? Shiawassee is a 
county in Michigan near Lansing.
    Thanks for any and all leads.
         Gordon


Gordon C. Nofs
Flint, MI.

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