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["loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net>]

I've kept a container of Siberian C peach pits (from a zone 4 tree) in my
refrigerator for at least 7 years.  They are still good.  I may get around
to planting them one of these days.

Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Heron Breen" <breen@fedcoseeds.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] stone fruit germ fro apricots and peaches


> Hi Diane,
> I learned from John Meader, Elwyn Meader's talented son, that peaches can
take many
> years, sometimes as many as 3 or 4, to germinate. I would not be suprised
if in
> direct sowing situations the same is true for apricots. Also, apricots are
more
> likely to sprout in the sandier, drier soil, rotting if kept moist
constantly. This
> might be the biggest deterrent for your breeding project: cool moist
weather. In
> northern New Mexico, apricots grow to perfection. Don't let my input slow
you down,
> because we all see soooooooooo many exceptions to the "rules". And in this
case you
> are looking for the exceptions so all the better!
> Heron Breen
>
> On Tue Jan 11 21:06 , Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com> sent:
>
> >Bernie,
> >
> >Obviously you and your friends aren't eating enough cherries.
> >
> >You should order a few big boxes from the Okanagan next summer and
> >have a cherry party.  You could even avoid the need of sowing the
> >seeds by having a cherry pit spitting contest in the area you plan to
> >devote to this experiment.
> >
> >I am doing the same thing with apricots.  The commercial varieties
> >don't like our cool maritime climate, but I'm sure I'll find one that
> >does.  I throw out all the pits when I'm bottling fruit, but so far
> >it looks like the apricots don't even want to come up.  All the trees
> >in the compost area are peaches.
> >
> >-- 
> >Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
> >maritime zone 8
> >cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
> >sandy soil
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