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  • From: Stephen Steward <otacon451@gmail.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Malus sieversii (apple's wild ancestor) at the Cornell Orchards (Ithaca, NY)
  • Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:09:56 -0700

Hello,

Some of you may or may not be aware that folks from Cornell have gone on multiple expeditions to Asia, to the area where Malus domestica originated.  They've collected seed from Malus sieversii and have some planted trees.

If I were anywhere near NY state, I'd go collect some budwood or seed and have some for yourself (and nafex ;) ). 

wikipedia:
"Some, but not all, of the resulting trees show unusual disease resistance. The variation in their response to disease on an individual basis is, itself, a sign of how much more genetically diverse they are than their domesticated descendants."

I did the googling the other month and I'm not aware of any other source of this germplasm in North America..

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Malus_sieversii
http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/about/about_orchards.cfm
http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/cals/hort/about/cornell_orchards.cfm
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pubs/press/germplasm.html old article from '96 about collecting the germplasm.  i think they've been back a few times since then.

Idk, is anyone nearby interested going there to try and collect seed or budwood?  I cant imagine they would mind, but I suppose I could be wrong. 

Thank you for your time,

Stephen



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