North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

["Ginda Fisher" <list@ginda.us>]

I have hand pollinated apricot, meyers lemon, and cornus mas with a Q-tip.  I've always been able to see the color of the pollen on the cotton, although sometimes I have to look closely.

I have no idea if my attempts were necessary or sufficient.  The apricot attracted little flies after I was done, and they probably did the job.  This year I neglected the cornus mas and it seems to have set fruit.  I don't think I've ever left the (indoors) lemon tree unpollinated. So I have no control.

-- Ginda

---

On May 4, 2010 10:49 AM, Sherlock Terry <sherlocksmith@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks everyone for the advice. There are three of us in the same situation locally and we're going to try both methods that were recommended in the last couple of days (cut branches placed in water at the base of a tree and using a brush or flower). I'll report back when I can tell if it worked.

A couple of further questions:
 Should the pollen show up on the end of a brush when it is shedding or is it too tiny too see (I can't see any yet)? Also, can pollen be stored for any length of time so that an earlier flowering tree could pollinate a later flowering one?

Thanks again.

-Sherlock

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Diane Porter <dporter@lisco.com> wrote:

I just pick a blossom from one tree, hold it by the base, with the
anthers sticking out, and then dob the anthers onto a few blossoms
from tree I want to pollinate. Like it was a little brush.

Diane Porter
dporter@lisco.com
Birdwatching Dot Com
http://www.birdwatching.com
Birdwatching is your lifetime ticket to the theater of nature.

On May 4, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:

> Sherlock Terry asks, "Can someone please describe how to collect
> pollen from
> one tree to pollinate another?"
>
>
>    When I transfer pollen from one flower to another, I've found
> that an
> animal-hair artist's paint brush works better than everything else I
> have
> tried.
>
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm Market
> P.O. Box 799
> Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
> www.BrambleBerryFarmMarket.com
> Jams, Jellies, Syrups & more
> 1-877-265-6856 (Toll Free)
> 1-218-831-7018 (My Cell)
>
> _______________________________________________
> nafex mailing list
> nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>
> Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed.
> This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on
> web sites.
> Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have
> permission!
>
> **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
> Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded.
> No exceptions.
> ----
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can
> be used to change other email options):
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex
>
> File attachments are NOT stripped by this list.
> TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
> Please do not send binary files.
> Use plain text ONLY in emails!
>
> NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/

_______________________________________________
nafex mailing list
nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed.
This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web sites.
Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have permission!

**YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!**
Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded.
No exceptions.
----
To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be used to change other email options):
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex

File attachments are NOT stripped by this list.
TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES!
Please do not send binary files.
Use plain text ONLY in emails!

NAFEX web site:   http://www.nafex.org/

_______________________________________________ nafex mailing list nafex@lists.ibiblio.org Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed. This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web sites. Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have permission! **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!** Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded. No exceptions. ---- To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be used to change other email options): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex File attachments are NOT stripped by this list. TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES! Please do not send binary files. Use plain text ONLY in emails! NAFEX web site: http://www.nafex.org/