20-10-2004, 06:33 AM
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A friend may have a new variety of walnut
(simy1) wrote in
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A friend knows of a walnut growing in the central northern MI
peninsula (he has known that tree for a long time, it's just that
suddenly the light went on in his head). It produces good nuts and it
is in his property. The interest is, of course, that the tree is one
zone colder than its typical northernmost range (at least. it is a
place that has experienced a killing frost every month of the year
since records were taken, low Zone 4). He is interested in talking to
people about propagating it and possibly making it a named variety.
Any suggestions?
Is Michigan State the university with the agricultural specialty in your
state? I'd call them, or whichever one has that responsibility.
It's not consistent, by naming convention. In California, UC Davis has
that role, but in Arizona, it's UA in Tuscon. Utah State University in
Logan does that for that area.
Whichever yours is, there is a wealth of knowledge, and generally some
modest funding, for promising strains.
Patriarch
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