Scion Swap I hear?

[gabrielle white]

Hey all,

Amidst the mist, I would like to keep the SCION SWAP tradition going and make room for it this spring. I've seen some cherries about to bloom with the recent heat wave, and hope with climate change we keep our eyes on what is still doing well, despite our now "normal" higher temps, wetter, dryer, more unpredictable times. Scion Swaps are more than ever needed to keep genetic diversity strong.

This has been a tradition of the group to pass on selected/choice/favorite scions from our apples, pears cherries, persimmons, and all the rest. Cuttings have been lovingly given out in the past...

We often have food and some merriment with mead n such. I can offer to cook a venison stew kinda thing.

Last year we had it at my house I think the first week of March and I propose we do the same, unless someone else is willing to host.

We did squish everyone in, though my space is not the largest, I'm happy to do less coordinating by just saying, "Have it here!" If you are itching to have it at your space that is larger, that is also awesome.

If you are committed please shoot me an email and once I get a core group I'll ask us all what days work best.

Peace n love,

Gabi

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[Tom Celona]

thanks for keeping the spirit up Gabi.

as a note to anyone interested in participating - 

feel free to bring wood from any tree you like and think is good.  a story makes it better.

take cuttings of wood that grew last year. put them in a plastic bag with a damp rag, and then refrigerate.  that's it! 

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[Jillian Wolf]

My new space, as I write, is also a squishy sort of affair. Would love you to come warm the space if you're  inclined . LR/DR open to meet!

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[barbar...@yahoo.com]

On the note of scion swap.  I have fruit trees that I haven't pruned yet, that could be swapped.  In specific, I am looking for A. deliciosa, the fuzzy kiwi, in female form.  I have two very happy established males that need to be grafted in order for fruit to ever happen.  Does anyone want to make a trade?  I have not pruned the kiwis yet, but will save some if so.  I am not available  March 5-6.  ---Barbara Sloss 828-989-9458

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Wondering if we all want to trek out Chris Heaney’s place...scion swap and plant cell lab experience. jill

[Heather Allen Hietala]

Hi, 

Thank you to all for a great day today…a nice feeling of community and sharing. 

I am interested in participating in the scion swap…..

Heather

Heather Allen Hietala (He air - ta - la)
26 Skylyn Court
Asheville, NC 28806
heatherallenhietala.com
828 - 782 - 8307

[Chris Howells]

You could be the Madison /Buncombe Fruit Nutz! :) 

 Anyone in the group is welcome to approach us any time to use our space to meet for anything related to growing ( so we get to learn too!). We are happy to share! Carpooling will help us handle the parking. Folks could meet at the Ingles on 25/70 and drive 10 minutes to our place.

I have been in contact with a number of permie breeders/growers recently and they say the area of TC for permie is wide open. Woodies in TC are a new area for me, so I appreciate the willingness of folks to offer stuff to work on. Although I am Hort/Bio trained, I haven't worked with fruit trees, so I am excited to learn from you folks about pruning and culture techniques!

In the lab presently( temporary makeshift setup until our basement is finished)  I have hosta, gray's lily, hazel, muscadine, camassia. Coming in the next week or so is Goumi and Seaberry.  We use sustainable methods as much as possible and are experimenting with natural growth factors.

 My husband is a real expert at climate controlled chambers. Before he went into computer science he worked for White-Westinghouse in their research division so we are reaping the benefit if that! We are building two rooms in the basement , one for lab- the other- a large  temp controlled growth chamber so folks interested in that kind of thing can learn from him. We hope to have some kind of alternative energy to run the lab in the future- not sure what it will be yet.

 When I get a new plant I set them at optimal conditions for growth to eliminate variables in the environment and try a number of techniques to see if we can get them to grow with conventional methods. If so, this saves time and money. If not, we work on the TC. 

It was fun yesterday!  

Chris

[Laura Ruby]

Hey all, I'm in as well.  I think Chris's place sounds great!  But if we do decide to stay in town, I'd be happy to offer up my place. It is not huge, but I know it is bigger than Gabbi's.

I also have a pretty old apple and pear at my place in West Asheville that are nearing the end of their lives. I am happy for any and all to graft them onto younger trees. The apple is more of a saucing apple ready June/July. The pear is incredible, but doesn't produce much (I think because of poor previous pruning/chopping). Hit me up individually if you want some and can't make the swap.

Looking forward to seeing some of you nutz soon :)

Was also thinking of making Save Our Nuts t-shirts if anyone's interested...with two little acorns drawn on the back :)

Laura

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[Alexis Close]

I just pruned my Northern Crow's Egg apple and placed good looking scion wood in my fridge.  It is resistant to fire blight, though it does get some cedar apple rust.  The rust doesn't appear to bother the tree much, though.  I bought the tree from a plant auction and can't find much information about it, other than that it comes from Worcester, MA and is unrelated to a variety called Southern Crow's Egg.  It's three years old and is growing well.  Hoping to get some fruit off of it this year, last the year the flowers were hit by a late frost and fell off.

Has a date been set for the swap?

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