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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

> Prof. Elwyn Meader, the breeder of Reliance peach, once told me he had 
> seen trees labeled Reliance that weren't true to name. They might have 
> been seedlings, but whatever the source he was reasonably sure there 
> was more than one Reliance loose in the trade. This was in 1989, so 
> the error may have compounded by now. That might be part of the reason 
> for the disappointing results some growers have had with it.


Very interesting, Lon. I'm guessing that this could be a common problem 
with all kinds of fruit trees? All it would take is for one person to 
cut corners, wouldn't it? And once the substitution happened, it could 
go on for a long, long time, I'd think (with most nurseries having no 
idea they weren't selling the right trees).

Or are there procedures to prevent this, in most cases?

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)

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