I have to strongly advise you not to get acorns from overseas. The
disease from the "US" that Liam is talking about is actually a European
disease that we DEARLY do not want here. You see, we have one mating type
in the US (on the West Coast), and they have the other mating type, and
sex of this sort could be bad for all of us. I study this disease
("sudden oak death") and it could really hurt our nursery industry. For
heaven's sake, you can buy English oaks mail order from Roslyn nursery on
Long Island.

speaking now as a government official:

Nina Shishkoff
FDWSRU-ARS-USDA
1301 Ditto Ave., Fort Detrick
Frederick, MD 21702
301-619-2877


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Thanks for the info Nina, wouldn't want that to happen at all so i'll
refrain. Thanks for the advice.

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Peter Kulibert zone 4a/5b




"Nina Shishkoff" wrote in message
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I have to strongly advise you not to get acorns from overseas. The
disease from the "US" that Liam is talking about is actually a European
disease that we DEARLY do not want here. You see, we have one mating
type
in the US (on the West Coast), and they have the other mating type, and
sex of this sort could be bad for all of us. I study this disease
("sudden oak death") and it could really hurt our nursery industry. For
heaven's sake, you can buy English oaks mail order from Roslyn nursery
on
Long Island.

speaking now as a government official:

Nina Shishkoff
FDWSRU-ARS-USDA
1301 Ditto Ave., Fort Detrick
Frederick, MD 21702
301-619-2877



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