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[Lon Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Begin forwarded message:
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "J. Ryan Stewart" <stewart@iastate.edu>
> > >
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:37 AM
> > > Subject: Question
> > >
> > > > Do you know of anyone who has worked with cultivating fruit of  
> > > > native
> > > > or
> > > > introduced buckthorns (Rhamnus or Frangula)?  I came across a  
> > > > website
> > > > on
> > > > the internet a couple of years ago that said the fruit of Carolina
> > > > buckthorn (Rhamnus caroliniana or Frangula caroliniana) was edible.
> > > > My
> > > > dissertation is focused on Carolina buckthorn, but I've never dared
> > > tasting
> > > > its fruit.  Dr. Paul Domoto of Iowa State University suggested I
> > > > contact
> > > > NAFEX because I'm trying to find someone who has determined the  
> > > > annual
> > > > fruit load of any species of buckthorn.
> > > >
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > >
> > > > Ryan Stewart
> > > > Graduate Research Assistant
> > > > Horticulture Department
> > > > 106 Horticulture
> > > > Iowa State University
> > > > Ames, Iowa 50011-1100
> > > http://www.hort.iastate.edu/facultystaff/meetfaculty/graves/ 
> > > students/ stewart/
> > > >