1996 NC-140 Tour
Friday, November 15, 1996
Michigan State University Clarksville
Horticultural Research Station
Clarksville, Michigan
After one and one-half days of meetings and project review, thirty five
members of the NC-140 Rootstock Project technical committee were hosted
by Dr. Ron Perry and Phil Schwallier at the MSU Clarksville Horticultural
Research Station to tour 90 acres of tree fruit plots.
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Dr. Amy Iezzoni reviewed new selections of Prunus cerasus
with potential for use as sweet and sour cherry rootstocks at the MSU Clarksville
Horticulture Research Station.
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District Fruit Agent Phil Schwallier explains an experiment
to determine trickle needs for apples on high density apple systems. He
is also Coordinator of the Clarksville Station.
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Dr. Ron Perry says "get that camera out of my face!"
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Dr. George Greene, observing a 'Liberty' tree in the NC-140
1992 Liberty/Geneva Rootstock trial at Clarksville said, " I had some
Liberty apples last fall and they were not too bad!"
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Dr.'s Terrence Robinson, Cornell University, and Dave Feree,
Ohio State University, have been key players in the NC-140 Rootstock project
for many years.
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The New England fruit industry was well represented by
Dr. Wes Autio of the University of Masschussetts and Jon Clements, University
of Vermont.
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Dr. Rich Marini, Extension Specialist in Pomology at the
Virginia Polytechnical Institute (VPI), is the coordinator of the 1994 Gala
Apple Rootstock trial.
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Win Cowgill and Jon Clements, Virtual Orchard Webmasters,
inspect a 'Liberty' apple tree in the 1993 Liberty NC-140 Apple Rootstock
Planting