My apologies Steve, I was unaware that Petite Jewel was given a U of MN #; I
didn't think that type of joint release between the two happened since the
early days of Elmer's work. Are there any other grapes that have been named
recently that have had a MN # given? Grapes such as Somerset, Summersweet,
Brianna, etc. come to mind.
I have visited Elmer 4 times in the last 2 years, and have since his
decline, both physically and mentally. I count myself very lucky to have
had the opportunity to spend time with such an inspiring, warm and generous
man.
I am doing my part by helping the preservation process with the MGGA. I am
providing a database to track who has his grapes to hopefully prevent the
loss of some of his obscure but valuable breeding material.
I think however that most of his material would have succumbed to the cold
we had here last night; -43.6F! Why do I live here again? 8-)