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- From: "Brungardt, Sam (MPCA)" <Sam.Brungardt@state.mn.us>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Currant pine blister rust hazzard
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:09:08 -0600
I don’t think the threat was
bogus, just that there were too few white pines to be economically important
where the restrictions were lifted. The only red currant cultivar that I know
is immune to white pine blister rust is ‘Viking’. With black currants, ‘Titania’
and the Canada Ag cultivars, such as ‘Consort’, have enough resistance to avoid
becoming infected by the fungus. – Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn. (USDA
Hardiness Zone 4b) From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of Alan Haigh I
thought the latest on the pine blister rust hazard of all currants as a threat
to pines was that the threat was essentially bogus which was why NY State
removed the restrictions on growing them. I know I've been growing
susceptible varieties for a very long time right next to white pines with no
issues so far. The last one to tell me that the fear was unfounded
was the man who was attempting to create a black currant industry in the Hudson
Valley and was about to open a processing plant for them. I forget the
man's name but I bet one of you out there knows who I'm talking about.
First name was Richard I think. |
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[NAFEX] Currant pine blister rust hazzard,
Alan Haigh, 11/12/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Currant pine blister rust hazzard, Brungardt, Sam (MPCA), 11/12/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Currant pine blister rust hazzard, Lee Reich, 11/12/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Currant pine blister rust hazzard,
bluestem_farm@juno.com, 11/12/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Currant pine blister rust hazzard, Lee Reich, 11/13/2009
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