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On Feb 9, 2011, at 1:05 AM, Steven Covacci wrote:

> Anyone know where to obtain wild US native hops (Humulus lupulus  
> var. lupuloides), as opposed to the European cultivars or hybrids  
> between the two?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Steve
> USDA zone 6b/7a; New Jersey
> __________________I

I don't think this is exactly what you're after, but Nichols describes  
their "Brewers Gold" as "heirloom. 1919 seedling selection from a wild  
hop growing at Morden, Manitoba". However they say it then became a  
major commercial variety in Oregon, Spain, and Belgium and is ancestor  
of a lot of other high-alpha hops.

Maybe Nichols knows where you could get wild ones?

Nichols Garden Nursery
1190 Old Salem Road NE
Albany, Oregon 97321-4580
NicholsGardenNursery.com
800-422-3985

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale