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["Brungardt, Sam" <Sam.Brungardt@state.mn.us>]

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There's an interesting report on Dr. Thompson's work at http://www.aoi.com.au/acotanc/Papers/Thompson-1/. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. (USDA Hardiness Zone 4b)

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lon J. Rombough
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 8:48 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Lonicera

Obviously the article on "Haskap" in POMONA wasn't read widely by people on this list.

The stuff OGW is selling is Russian material that only does well in a Siberia-like climate. The Haskap selections being bred by Dr. Maxine Thompson are much superior, though she wants to go through one more round of selection on them before releasing varieties.

-Lon Rombough

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On Feb 2, 2007, at 5:59 AM, M Stanton wrote:

Hi all,

OSU gave this plant a brief trial a few years ago in Columbus, OH. The

plants grew just fine but they bloomed too early for consistent fruit

production--Blue Velvet and Blue Belle's bloom periods did not always

overlap for good pollination.

They might make a good low shrub for forest gardens where consistent fruit

production is not the highest priority.

Michele Stanton

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