Research for Larix laricina brooms
coniferjoy
10 years ago
Two times I took part of a witches' broom hunting expedition in the Upper Peninsula which is part of the State of Michigan.
We found several nice witches' brooms of Larix laricina aka Tamarack.
Untill today there were only two witches' broom of this species availlable in the trade for a longer time.
It's the 'Hartwick Pines' which was wrongly introduced as 'Hartwig Pine' and the 'Arethusa Bog'
Both were found in the early 70ties by H. Elkins from Michigan.
So for 40 years there was a silence in finding new witches' brooms of this species.
Well, let me tell you that a huge change is comming up because my grafting results of the new brooms were very good!
Last spring I planted the first ones together in my Pinetum for comparison and started a research how they will develop in cultivation.
So far this is the only place in the world were research is done for brooms of this species...
'222-223'
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'Etan'
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'Gemini'
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'Madie G.'
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'Manestique'
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'Mighty Mushroom'
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'Nemakagen'
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'Oldy'
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'Sweet Gumball'
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'Top Knot'
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Enjoy!
This post was edited by coniferjoy on Sat, Aug 10, 13 at 8:57
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