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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Henry Converse passes
  • Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:12:08 -0500

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







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