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Fw: Native Azalea seed

 
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From: Ed Collins <a*@brinet.com>
To: Betty Spady <b*@aol.com>
Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 5:35 PM
Subject: Native Azalea seed

For the last several years I have noticed some seed pods of our native azaleas had a tiny barely perceptable hole in the side and most if not all of the seed was destroyed. This occurred infrequently and wasn't a concern until last year when at least 90 % of the seed was destroyed on what was the former Henry Skinner property.Henry had some spectacular native azalea hybrids that he developed and in spite of one of the heaviest seed set I have ever seen there was virtually no seed available. I have sent seed samples off to our NC AG Extension service to no avail.
They feel the hole is an exit hole from a minute insect and they are waiting for samples with the insect still inside. Has anyone any idea which insect could be causing this problem? What a disaster this could be for hybridizers. After successfully making a cross and waiting for the seed to develope, one would get quite upset to find the seed useless.   HELP....Ed Collins   a*@brinet.com
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