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["JAMES ELIE" <tomelzear@earthlink.net>]

Doug,

All the new apple material  available from the USDA is indeed interesting. 
I am in the process of starting 100 seeds from the open-pollinated
collection of the USDA in Cornell New York.  From their website you can
peruse their available seeds and scions.  The descriptions vary quite a bit
in their detail  but most hit upon their more desirable traits.  Phillip
Forsline was easy to work with when requesting the seeds.  In the future, I
hope to obtain some scions and work on my grafting.  

Jim Elie
Green Bay Wisconsin
Zone 4/5






> [Original Message]
> From: Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: 6/24/2008 12:55:37 PM
> Subject: [NAFEX] Kazakhstan apples
>
> This overlaps posts from some time ago, but I still found it 
> interesting. Don't be discouraged by the title.
>
> Going Back to the Source for a Heartier Apple Tree
> <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060103190254.htm>
>
> "Grafts, genetic material and rootstocks collected during the 1990s from
> wild apple trees in central Asia may revolutionize the nation's apple
> industry. This material shows potential for helping breed trees that
> bear popular, domestic apples while standing up to destructive diseases
> and fungi, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists."
>
> It might be helpful if small nurseries in dry or cold areas of North 
> America were able to get seed of likely lines and propagate them for 
> conservation plantings.
>
> Doug Woodard
> St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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