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  • From: John Bunker <jbunker@gwi.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fruit Exploring
  • Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:00:21 -0500

on 12/15/04 9:11 PM, Michael D. Bathrick at bathrick@berkshire.net wrote:

> I plan on spending some time this summer trying to find some "lost"
> raspberries - checking out former farms, etc. for classics like
> Brinckle's Orange, Red Antwerp, Hudson River Antwerp, etc. Some of
> these may have been too tender to make it through the winters up
> here without care (the Berkshires of western MA - Zone 5), but I
> will be checking in the Hudson Valley of NY and PA as well.
>
> I was wondering if anyone who has done any similar project can give
> me some suggestions or recommendations on how to do this. Where to
> look, books to read, maybe you already know where to find some of
> these...
>
> Corvallis is a good source for some, but they don't have that many
> truly old ones - unless they have them but have just not listed
> them.
>
> Mike
>
Mike,

I have some thoughts on your search. Please contact me off-list.
Regards,
John Bunker
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John Bunker
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Waterville ME 04903





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