C'est la vie
Posted 28 March 2019 - 11:57 PM
Years ago I had a forest geneticist ski with me along the crest. He spotted a white bark pine that, to his expect eyes, was resistant to blister rust and asked me to put an x on the topo for its location. He came back for seed when the snow was gone.
Any idea what happened to the collected seeds?
Frank
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Posted 29 March 2019 - 02:33 AM
The geneticists collect seeds from trees with good characteristics in the hope of growing stronger trees, in this case white pines that show resistance to blister rust. Our local National Forest has a large nursery and the Institute of Forest Genetics.
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Posted 29 March 2019 - 05:36 PM
Great article and video. Thanks for posting Ski!
I wished the pines around here were beautiful and of unique character, but, they're are not.
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