To: pinewoodel@hotmail.com, samb@pop.isd.net, nafex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [nafex] ribes
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 09:19:47 -0500
Of the 3 rust resistant Canadian cultivars mentioned, Consort is far
superior. We have 43 black currant cultivars. Last year was a very good year
to assess rust. Ben More and Ben Nevis did poorly but Ben Lomond was not bad.
Minej Smyrev also did very well; ie no trace of rust.
Margie Luffman
Curator, Canadian Clonal Genebank Program
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre
2585 County Road 20
Harrow, Ontario
N0R 1G0
>>> Sam Brungardt <samb@pop.isd.net> 02/06 8:02 am >>>
Del, currants and gooseberries will thrive in the Bemidji area
without doubt. Important thing is to get WPBR-resistant cultivars.
For black currant that would be Titania, one of the 3 resistant
Canadian cultivars (probably less productive and not as high
quality--Consort, Crusader and Coronet), or Minaj Smirnou
(spelling?). Viking is a red currant resistant to WPBR. Generally,
cultivated gooseberries are thought to pose less of a WPBR threat
(I'll try to get you some data on this.)
Finally, you mentioned that white pine were about impossible to grow
due to deer predation. There's a very simple paper collar that can
be put on the growing point(s) of young white pine that is supposed
to reduce browsing considerably. Call you local DNR office for
particulars; they have a fact sheet on this in their forestland
owners manual.--Sam, St. Paul, Minn.
> Thanks all, .....you've convinced me to give ribes a serious
>try, I think
>they could do well here. Now off to do my research and choices, and I'll
>look into resistant White Pines- had never heard of that....if only there
>were ones deer and porcupines were allergic to... got up to 33F today...
>the sound of dripping water! Mn. Del
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