I can see pollen now. The anthers seem to be opening up. Not quite sure yet how I will store the pollen. Sadly it seems that Belgian indica parentage is almost...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Feb 26, 2011 10:47 pm
For what it is worth. http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/38/1/western-azaleas-of-stagecoach-hill/ My belief it that R. occidentale are diploids. I...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Feb 26, 2011 10:50 pm
Mark, Do you know anything about the Tuinbouw Encyclopedia? I have only heard of it. I don't know the level of information that it contains. It is my...
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sjperk5
Feb 26, 2011 11:28 pm
Larry Ranney tested a large group of R. occidentale taken from native populations and all but one already known tetraploid tested as diploid. Ranney, Miller,...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Feb 27, 2011 12:47 am
How large of group did they test? Statistically significant? Bill...
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sjperk5
Feb 27, 2011 1:01 am
Bill The spreadsheet that I saw had more than 40 samples on it. Ranney did the same type of large testing of samples for atlanticum, austrinum, colemaii, and...
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Larry Wallace
uuallace
Feb 27, 2011 1:01 am
I had the impression that they tested scores, maybe hundreds. R occidentale does not like it this side of the Continental Divide or the other side of the...
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sjperk5
Feb 27, 2011 1:04 am
I do not believe there are confirmed populations of occidentale in Mexico but they are "rumors" they exist in Mexico. John Perkins Salem, NH...
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sjperk5
Feb 27, 2011 1:07 am
Bill I believe they tested the populations that were considered to have the most natural variation but I am not aware of the details. John Perkins Salem, NH...
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sjperk5
Feb 27, 2011 1:43 pm
Bill The G.S. results for these occidentale samples also tested in a narrow range basically as I remember 1.4 to 1.5. Note this amount of variation can occur...
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sjperk5
Feb 27, 2011 2:52 pm
Dr. Ranney is very careful about publishing results especially if those results run counter to the documented literature. He in general bases this results on...
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BOBBY D TURNER
bdturner1@...
Feb 27, 2011 10:21 pm
We had a very harsh period this winter (temp's in the teens for several days) - some of my Azalea plants are totally void of leaves and are very woody - Should...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Feb 27, 2011 11:02 pm
Hi Bobby, I've had evergreen azaleas shed their leaves in response to really cold weather, so I know it happens. It is a self-defense mechanism. I suggest you...
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Feb 27, 2011 11:12 pm
27 February 2011 Bobby, Just as a suggestion, I would first take a sharp knife and just _lightly_ scratch the bark down to the cambium layer. If the cambium...
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john lillian
johndlil@...
Feb 27, 2011 11:27 pm
what kind of azalea will grow at pismo beach ,ca facing afternoon sun?...
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michael.campbell3@...
mike_threeshot
Feb 28, 2011 1:02 am
Probably none would really thrive with your afternoon sun. I had an afternoon lit wall when I lived on the TX gulf coast and they got scorched. Have you...
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Feb 28, 2011 4:05 am
27 February 2011 John, It seems to me that you could get by with a few azaleas in Pismo Beach. The Southern Indica family would be my first choice. Probably...
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prometheus4096
Feb 28, 2011 1:06 pm
I have heard that the species R.scabrum is the most heat tolerant of all azaleas and maybe also all rhododendrons excluding the vireyas. Hirado satsuki are...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Feb 28, 2011 1:30 pm
Mark, Hirado is an island not too far from Nagasaki. I don't believe the Hirado hybrids are satsuki. 'Omurasaki' is supposed to be a Hirado hybrid and 'George...
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prometheus4096
Feb 28, 2011 2:52 pm
If you want to create a new azalea that is both cold and heat tolerant one should try to cross R.scabrum with some hardy kiusianum x yedoense var. poukhanense...
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prometheus4096
Feb 28, 2011 2:55 pm
I think I saw pictures from that book, which seems really old. It is basically an antique book that even collectors of old books will be interested in, it...
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Tadeusz Dauksza
iltkyao
Feb 28, 2011 6:44 pm
 The name Hirado-azalea first appeared in the chapter on poisonous plants in 'Wakan -Sansai-Zukai' (illustrated Encyclopedia of China-Japan Products, ed by...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Feb 28, 2011 6:58 pm
Well, that's a big cold tender flower crossed with cold hardy parents. I suppose anything that survived would have a chance of being cold and heat tolerant....
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Nicholas Yarmoshuk
rhodosrus@...
Feb 28, 2011 7:29 pm
Bill . . . . I would like to learn more about what you mean by the following sentence quoted from your post . . . . "would be difficult to get good foliage...
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Mark Wright
onerhodie@...
Feb 28, 2011 8:10 pm
Tadeusz et al, to add to your list I have these cultivars. All except Shinsho came from the USNA as cuttings I received. All are extremely resistant to the...
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William C. Miller III
azaleabill
Feb 28, 2011 9:09 pm
Hi Nick, That's an excellent question. Pouk's foliage is not one of its premiere qualities. I have heard many opine that it shouldn't be considered...
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Warren Groomes
w_groomes1
Feb 28, 2011 9:18 pm
I went to Dade City (central Pasco County Florida) and saw a native azalea in bloom. It was pink with a long darker pink throat. It has been there for many...
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prometheus4096
Feb 28, 2011 10:43 pm
I understand you would have at least just as many chance of getting offspring that is both cold and heat tender. And the reason I mentioned yedoense var...
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michael.campbell3@...
mike_threeshot
Feb 28, 2011 11:28 pm
You didn't reply to the original sender. It would be in our and his best interest to encourage him to plant in a spot with afternoon shade and target those...
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George Klump
mixturev@...
Mar 1, 2011 1:13 am
Mark et al, One of my finest azaleas is R. Shakunan, a Hirado hybrid which blooms probably 9 to 10 months of the year. It's an excellent pinkish-orchid color....
