To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Serviceberries
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 06:53:34 -0400
On Jun 2, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Hilborn.E@epamail.epa.gov wrote:
Are there Cedar Apple Rust resistant varieties? I love the fruit, but
most years my 'Regent' serviceberry (A. alnifolia) sets mostly
deformed,
infected berries.
Betsy Hilborn
7a NC
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I think there must be. The serviceberries outside my office had a lot
of CAR last year, but the wild one in my back yard didn't have any
that I saw, although several of the apples get it, so I know it's
around. If you are asking if there are any selected varieties on the
market, the answer is "I don't know". I don't think there's been a
ton of breeding work on this fruit, so perhaps not.