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Re: local ecotype seeds

It is a slow process, but the North Texas program of The Nature Conservancy has
placed several tallgrass species in production with the NRCS plant material
center at Knox City.  The genetic origin is Clymer Meadow, which is on vertisol
in northcentral Texas.   Although TNC has some immediate obligations for the
first proceeds, it is our intention that these will be eventually released as
site identified, commercially-available seedstock.  These will not be cultivars,
so fair genetic diversity should be represented.  I would expect some of this
seedstock to begin to trickle into the market within the next 5 years.

Jim Eidson
North Texas Land Steward
The Nature Conservancy of Texas

prairie@mallorn.com wrote:

> I like the idea of letting this listserve know about any seeds that are
> available.  Most of us wouldn't think to be checking e-bay without being
> nudged.
>
> Lack of available local ecotype seed is a big problem here in Texas. I look
> forward to a time we see so many emails from people with seed making contact
> with possible clients, and from people needing seeds that we have to send
> them to their own listserve.  That will be a wonderful situation to be in!
>
> The Native Prairies Association of Texas is currently, and slowly, getting
> county by county surveys done for tallgrass prairie (focusing on non-coastal
> tallgrass at this time).  No such survey has ever been done.  We are also
> getting ownership information on the sites. We hope to put together a
> database of prairie owners that people looking for local ecotype seeds can
> contact.
>
> prairiely yours,
>
> lee stone
> Austin, TX
>
> >
> > I'm no dealer, but I need to unload some old prairie seed.
> >
> > Is it a violation of netiquette to announce this here, or
> > is Mallorn's "hortexchange" list more appropriate?
> >
> > - John
> >
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