Hi Bob, Unfortunately, relying on my memory failed as the plant I was thinking of (on actually checking my notes) was labeled 'Matsukasa'. Looking at the...
My friend Charles H. Eastman died Saturday morning in his home at 4805 Barber Street in Columbia near Columbia College and not far from the Crane Creek...
Its nice to kow we will be having a mild winter again. Our autumns have ended miserably. It has been below 0 degrees. When my boy turned two everybody...
Hi Larry, I took "MLK Day" to be the holiday for his birthday, which is usually about the end of the 3rd week in January. Thus the forecast for a regime change...
Charles H. Eastman, for whom Rhododendron eastmanii is named, died in his sleep early Saturday morning, October 31, 2009 at home near his large garden on...
Junior was born Jaanuary 23. MLK was born December 19,1899. Typically the senior dies before senion, the junior usually Junior. drops the Jr. This is not...
mild winter?????? This is probably going to be one the coldest winters on record for the Chicago area. I can't imagine the Ohio weather being too far off that...
The north bank of the Ohio at low water is the Mason-Dixon Line. Cincinnati is almost in the south. I moved heare (in the South) because the winters were a...
Hi all, The following is a new e-mail address for Ed and Mary Collins. Please notice the dot separating azalea and Ed. azalea.ed@......
Ed Collins
azalea.ed@...
Nov 2, 2009 11:06 pm
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Before the thread spirals totally out of control, let me just reiterate that MY remarks on the winter's weather were only for the Middle Atlantic states, where...
I have grown Fred Galle's Choice Cream (austrinum X atlanticum, or the reverse) for years and it definitely seems to be self fertile. Growing isolated the...
Mike It would be interesting to test if Fred Galle's Choice Cream is indeed self fertile because this would be rare for a plant with such simple parentage. ...
John, can you or any of the other knowledgeable people in this group prescribe a foolproof procedure for testing self fertility that I could use next...
Greetings All, It is official! The seed exchange is off and running. I received seed from Jim Willhite and David Updike on Friday Oct 30th and it is preped and...
Thanks, Bill. I agree, 'Kunimitsu' doesn't look like 'George Lindley Taber' or the submitted image, per my earlier email. Dr. Yamaguchi and I have emailed a...
Thank you, Mike, for your very informative article about your friend and mentor Charles Eastman. Seems to me you should send this to the Azalean editor, Pam...
That would be fine, but please remove my remark attributing the amputation of both of his feet to veins harvested for bypass surgery. Just say poor...
Hi Bob, I gave a mea culpa on my 'Kunimitsu' error some time ago. I will add, though, that the Encore 'Autumn Chiffon', blooming now, is another of the MANY...
We lost another legend on Monday, Frank Mossman passed away. I am not entirely sure of his age. One source says 91 and another 93. He was active right up to...
For use in my unorthodox system of outdoor cutting propagation I am always seeking materials for making domepots that accommodate cuttings of larger-leafed...
Mike, can you shoot us a picture? thanks From: azaleas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:azaleas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Creel Sent: Thursday, November 05,...
Bill Turk
farmerturk@...
Nov 6, 2009 4:10 pm
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Hi all, Thanks for the many responses. I am afraid that I was a week ahead of myself. Frank was hospitalized on Friday Oct. 30 and passed away the night of...
Mike We prepare all the flowers in a single bud that have not gotten passed the turkey feet stage. We wait 2 days to pollinate so the pistil has fully expanded...
this is from the ASK US page, so please send me a CC Â We have 10 azalea plants in our yard that are against a fence...In the winter they seem to get too much...
Shelly Shebetich
smurchak@...
Nov 7, 2009 11:37 pm
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It would help to know in what region of the America your azaleas are growing and what varieties you are growing. As a minimum, are they deciduous or ...
Does anyone have access to ARS Journal V55:N4:P199** ? This issue contains an article with a write up on the azalea hybrid 'Galle's Choice' . I would...
Mike, I sent it to you. Steve Yeatts From: azaleas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:azaleas@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Creel Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009...
Hello Shelly; I would try building some protection during your winter in the Pittsburg area by erecting a wind break, since you already have a fence, try...
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