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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Barry Nichols wrote:

> Howdy folks.  This is Barry Nichols (persimmonpudding.com) from work.  So 
> here's the deal.  I have a test plot we're trying to make with native 
> species.  There are multiple objectives but that is the hinge.  Within the 
> natives, we're going to try to use cultivars in order to satisfy additional 
> objectives.  To that end, I'm having a bit of a problem locating selected 
> or improved plants.  I am NOT looking for hybrids between species.  Below 
> are the plants from which I'm having problems sourcing cultivars:
> 
> Amelanchier laevis          Allegheny serviceberry

I only see A canadensis and A alnifolia for sale

> Corylus americana           hazelnut
> 
> Rubus occidentalis           black raspberry
> 
> Rubus allegheniensis      common blackberry
> 
> Aronia melanocarpa       black chokeberry - do have one sourced but would 
> like 1 or 2 more)

St. Lawrence Nurseries sells Nero and Viking
http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us/eorn.html#Aronia

> Vaccinium pallidum         lowbush blueberry

St Lawrence also says that one of their blueberry cultivars is a lowbush, and 
not a hybrid of lowbush and northern hybrid (which is most of what they 
sell.) Check out "Putte". 
http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us/blueberries.html

But aren't you south of the normal range of lowbush blueberries?


> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ginda Fisher