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Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries
- From: "Natelson, Ethan, M.D." <ENatelson@tmhs.org>
- To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:05:16 -0600
Dear Group, Typically,
I have found that Zaiger claims on chill are virtually always incorrect and
listed as lower than they actually are when we have tested these plants
(plumcots, cherries, etc.) in the Houston area. I think these cherries
are listed at about 400 hours and I would suspect they are actually
higher. I have these two which were supplied on Mazzard and Colt
rootstock, and they get bacterial canker here and die after a season or two
with no blooms. I have one on Citation in a large pot and it is
struggling and one still living on Mazzard which looks reasonably good. We are
having a low-chill winter here and perhaps they will flower. They likely
will fare better on Citation with a cherry – plum interstem or the Zee
interstem, but we have had poor luck with Citation in Houston soils and do not
recommend it. The ideal rootsystem may be the Adara rootstock, which is a
Myrobalan tested successfully for many years in Spain. No one admits to
having it for sale in the United States although an article in The Good Fruit
Grower described it as effective about a year ago. The author was vague
about where he obtained it when I spoke with him on the phone. Andy
Mariani denies anyone in California has it planted, although some interstem
plants like the Zee stem are in trial. Richard Ashton indicates he is
working with some of these cherries with a different cherry plum interstem, but
his chill in Brownwood, Texas is probably 1200 hours or more, so that is not an
issue. If anyone out there finds a source for Adara, I would love to know
about it.
Regards, Ethan From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of Dr. Lucky Pittman Folks, I received an email from a NAFEX list member, who, for
whatever reason, is unable to post to the list. If you can shed some light, or provide info, I’m sure
it will be appreciated: “I am looking for information on super low chill
cherries. My friend who needs this information lives in Florida. According to her, these cherries are supposed to need less
than 200 chill hours in order to produce a crop. The two names she knows are: "Minnie Royal and Royal Lee; on Citation Rootstock with
Zee Interstem". Sure somebody in NAFEX knows about these trees. BTW: Any other low chill fruit info would be appreciated. Thanks, Anita Clyburn Terre Haute, Indiana aclyburn17(at)verizon.net
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[NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries,
Dr. Lucky Pittman, 01/14/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries, Natelson, Ethan, M.D., 01/14/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries,
Spidra Webster, 01/14/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries,
Natelson, Ethan, M.D., 01/14/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries, Spidra Webster, 01/14/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries,
Natelson, Ethan, M.D., 01/14/2010
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- Re: [NAFEX] Request for info on low-chill Cherries, Spidra Webster, 01/17/2010
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