Re: SA: Spage Agers and Storing pollen


Jan Clark writes:

 >I rather fancy trying to pollinate a SDB with pollen from Thornbird, But 
 >doubt that any will still be in bloom, by the time it flowers.
 >Any one know how long I can store pollen for?

Jan,

Why not try the reciprocal cross (SDB pollen on THORNBIRD)? Then you would
not have to store the pollen for so long and could make the cross in the
current bloom season rather than waiting for the next one.

Jeff Walters in northern Utah  (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net



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