Re: puple foliage base (was Variegated TB's?)

In a message dated 97-01-07 05:18:07 EST, you write:

Graham Spenser said
>Okay - back to the hardiness discussion of a few weeks ago - I postulated a
>theory that those TBs with a purple base to the foliage performed better in
>cold climates. As I recall, nobody came forward to confirm or deny this
based
>on their own experience

That's not a characteristic I have been paying attention to, and they all
dead right now, Graham!  : ).  I have been walking around looking at the
nubbins of leaves, but if you will just hang on a few months (spring!), I
will post something.  I can see that a few look like they have purple bases.
 Most of my varieties are more than a few years old - are you mostly
iterested in recent intros or is stuff from mid-80's and older of interest?

Do you know if this trait comes from one ancestral species or variety?

Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east Tennessee USA
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