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["Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

You can make accomadations for rain.  Planting in a raised bed will move  
water away from the plantings.

Did you ever mention your soil type?  What crops do they have that prosper?

Tom


On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:12:05 -0400, <rivlife@securenym.net> wrote:

> 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>
> > To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:01 AM
> > Subject: [NAFEX] High altitude apricots - China
> >
> >
> >
> > > 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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