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Richard Ashton - Mark Lanmon here.  Thank you for your interest in helping
the Nuosu Yi people of China.  The weather data that I have is for a city
that is near our people group but 3,000 feet lower elevation.  I do not
know how to make adjustment for altitude.  The following data is for the
city of Xichang, China:

Average low temperature in degrees Fahrenheit: (please adjust +3,000ft.)

Oct.55 - Nov.47 - Dec.41 - Jan.39 - Feb.42 - Mar.50

Average precipitation in inches:  (please adjust +3,000ft.)

Jan.0.3 - Feb.0.4 - Mar.1.1 - Apr.1.2 - May3.4 - Jun.10.7

Jul.7.1 - Aug.8.2 - Sep.9.1 - Oct.4.4 - Nov.1.3 - Dec.0.1

I have been told that this is too much rainfall for apricots.  Because I
have so much seed from northern Pakistan, my hope is that a few of the
seeds will have the right genetics to survive.  I am an amature at this so
I very much appreciate all the advice you can give.  Thank you again for
wanting to help the Nuosu people.  They currently have no fruit in their
diet.  Your friend, Mark.

On Sat, August 26, 2006 8:11 pm, MARIE ASHTON wrote:
> One question, how many chill hours do they get there? That is how many
> hours does the temperature get below 45 degrees Fahrenheit (thats 7.2
> degrees Celsius) in the winter. If it is a mountainous area close to Tibet
> it should get a large amount of chill hours. Also what is the wintertime
> low (on average) temperature? You may need a cold hardy type. I presume you
> know that the apricot is native to China and there are many varieties in
> that country. The only impovement that you might get in getting
> European/American varieties is size. The E/A varieties are generally much
>  larger than the Asian varieties. Regards,
> Richard Ashton
> Oak Creek Orchard
> www.oakcreekorchard.com bwoodtx@verizon.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <rivlife@securenym.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:01 AM
> Subject: [NAFEX] High altitude apricots - China
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>> Hello.  I'm a new member of Nafex looking for those interested in
>> corrisponding with us concerning establishment of apricot in the high
>> mountains to the southeast of the Tibetian Plateau in China.  My wife
>> Mary
>> and I are helping a people group called the Nuosu Yi. Your new friend,
>> Mark.
>>
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