[MassChestnutOrchards] Striking out

[Fred Hebard]

Your Welcome Mike.  Thanks for keeping me posted.  Yes, I expect the  
cool spell led to the bifurcation.  I have seen that here, but not as  
extreme as you describe; usually it's more of a continuum.

Fred

On Jul 20, 2009, at 6:11 PM, mike.meixsell at juno.com wrote:

> Hi Fred,
>
> First, my apologies for miss-spelling your name. I had noticed the  
> miss-spelling, but only after I had sent the message.
>
> Perhaps the most likely cause for the absence of female flowers on  
> the Haskell tree may be its prolific production of burrs last year.  
> I have not found any females as of this late date even though many  
> of the male flowers have already turned brown.
>
> There are some interesting observations on John Emery's Wayland  
> orchard. On several trees, Some of the male flowers are past prime  
> while others are only now becoming mature--very obvious two  
> distinct stages--perhaps a result of the weather veriations this  
> year. Similarly, there are two stages of female flower maturity-- 
> one stage has buds larger than marbles; the other stage has buds  
> only a quater inch diameter or less.
>
> I thought you might find this to be interesting.
>
> Thanks again for the response,  Mike M.
>
>
>
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