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[Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>]

Hi Rupert,
Thank you VERY much.  A couple things: Lon told me a bit about his Munson 
plum years ago and offered to send me scion-material.  At the time, I didn't 
remember to ask for it because I thought I was going to get a selected 
variety (Wild Goose) from another source -- something I failed to do, and 
didn't know what variety Lon's was.  However, wether or not I know the 
variety or if I end up hopefully getting 'Wild Goose' cultivar of Munson's 
plum, with the Ronbough Family's permission and your help, I would definitely 
be interested in growing the tree that Lon had, especially for sentimental 
reasons.  So, I am definitely interested - thank you very much.
Another thing to mention: his wild stock of Pyrus betulifolia is very special 
in that it's a particularly cold-hardy strain; he was, if I recall correctly, 
planning on working with these - I hopefully can find my notes where I wrote 
on what Lon was doing with it.  Unfortunately, he never finished (went back 
to) working on a book on persimmons that I said I'd like to contribute in 
working on.  
Thank you very much,
Steve
p.s. if anyone reading this has of any Prunus munsoniana varieties and can 
spare a stick of scion wood, especially 'Wild Goose', please let me know.


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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:42:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: R F Hollaus <hollaus@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [nafex] nafex Digest, Vol 118, Issue 24
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I have done work for Lon removing blackberry canes from in between 
some wild understock pyrus betulafolia for pear. I continue doing it 
because to me it's fun doing stuff like that free as I no longer live on 
the farm I grew up on. It might be fortunate to you to know that I know 
where the plum species is that your talking about. 

So I know Lon has one Prunus munsoniana which is classed that way by 
species. There's no question to me where the tree is located. It has an 
unusual bloom period which usually misses the flowers of apricot and 
salicina plum trees nearby. If anyone needs more information from me 
that I need to ask the family before going there for you you're welcome 
to (for now) take them through me. I'm going to schedule maintenance 
over there this week some time.

Rupert. 

----- Original Message -----
> Does anyone have the old cultivar of wild-goose plum (Prunus
> munsoniana) by the cultivar name (also) "Wild Goose"? I first learned
> of it and discussed plans for breeding with it from the late Lon
> Rombough, a friend from whom I learned a lot. Unfortunately, I once
> had access to scion-material for the true variety but I might no
> longer, depending.
> 
> I doubt that too many people have it and UC Davis seems not to have
> it.
> 
> Steve, NJ
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