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[Deb Schneider <debs913@gmail.com>]

Thanks Dave!  I found an article about the breeder of Hill's Kiev, but
unfortunately he passed away so can't contact him to see what he used
to develop the line.  We can't bring non-resistant varieties into
Ohio, so I can't experiment (I think the pine forest loggers across
the road would be annoyed with me too!)

deb

On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:57 PM, david liezen <chandos49@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Today an e-mail arrived from the folks at Raintree: they have no 
> substantiation of White Pine rust resistance in Hill's Kiev so far. They 
> hope to hear from their customers on this, because less money is available 
> for such research.
> Which raises a point: when it became clear one of the apple trees I had 
> ordered couldn't bear well in my rather severe climate, I wrote Raintree to 
> inform them for the benefit of their customers. Letting our sources know of 
> difficulties we encounter that reflect conditions (length and severity of 
> winter, summer heat, particular disease or insect pressure) can be helpful 
> to others, novices and otherwise.
>
> Dave Liezen, E. WA, zone5/6
>
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