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  • From: Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] protecting collections (was: overlooked fruits)
  • Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:28:57 -0800

Lon wrote of breeders whose collections did not outlive the owners.

Chris wrote:

Maybe we could set up a system within NAFEX where a member could advertize that they want to turn it over to a resource or (better) several resources

The bonsai club in Victoria, B.C. has a system so that their collections are passed on to an experienced caregiver. This arrangement needs to be in place well before the owner dies, as bonsai often require daily care and won't survive until a will is probated.

I know of a Pacific Coast iris breeder whose plants caught the attention of a young neighbour, who began growing them too. When the older man needed to go to a care home, his collection was given to the young man, and he is carrying on with the breeding lines. I don't think he is 30 yet, so he has a long time to continue the work.

Diane Whitehead




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