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

At 09:13 AM 8/18/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> While Ive seen his name bandied about I don't know much about him.
> What were is main fruit & nut interests, did he do any breeding or release 
> any varieties..?

In my own experiences with Henry, his major forte was in the field of 
pecans and hickories.
He'd spent decades roaming the countrysides of western KY, MO, IL & IN in 
search of superior pecans & hickories.  Lon, Cliff England and some of the 
other long-time NAFEX and KNGA members can probably attest to the varieties 
Henry brought to the fore better than I can, but I have at least two of his 
pecan selections in my nut grove - R3T5(Ellen) and the 'Converse Major' bud 
sport.
He wasn't limited to nut trees, though, as I know he also grew apples, 
persimmons, mayhaws, grapes, and other fruits.

Lucky