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  • From: Michael Nave <jmichaelnave@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Edible Acorns
  • Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:57:50 -0700 (PDT)

Jerry, when you get a response from Don would you post
it for all of us?

Thanks,

Mike

--- Jwlehman@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/10/2007 12:34:27 PM Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> gfstone@bellsouth.net writes:
>
> >
> > At the recent nafex conf. mention was made of the
> development of an edible
> > acorn. Does anyone have info. on this? My thought
> is to graft scion wood or
> > buds from this culitivar to local oak trees.
> > Geoffrey Stone
> > Black Mountain, NC
> >
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> Eatable oaks (Definition???) are referred to as
> sweet oaks. Don Cobb who is
> with Cornell Univ. is an expert on this subject and
> has been collecting near
> sweet oaks for years. I have about 12 seedlings of
> his best selections, but they
> haven't fruited yet.
>
> You will find more interest in this subject with
> Northern Nut Growers Assoc.
> WWW.Nutgrowing.org
>
> I am forwarding your question to Don.
>
> Jerry
>
>
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