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wzbt03 · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:41 am Post subject: Neat little plant

This Invincible Streaked * Fire Island from this winter is looking pretty good.

Invincible Streaked should flower in a week or so and will get a lot of attention again this year.

pete's · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 318

Jeff , whitch pollen you using on your Invincible seedling.
I have a streakt seedling from Invincible, so i wonder.
I am thinking on Kifukurin Ubatake and Raspberry Sorbet.
They give nice seedlings.
Pete

dansgrdn · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 875 Location: Z5, Chicago area

I agree Jeff! I like that one.

Pete, I crossed Raspberry Sorbet x Invincible this morning. Is it fertile as a pod parent as well?

Dan

wzbt03 · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:32 pm Post subject:

I have always thought that Raspberry Sorbet (and Truffles) were quite pod difficult.

Crosses back the other way should work.

dansgrdn · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 875 Location: Z5, Chicago area

Thanks Jeff, good to know. I'll have to try it the opposite way tomorrow.

Dan

pete's · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 318

Dan , i never had any pods on Raspberry Sorbet.
But you never know.
I have a seedling from Roller Coaster Ride .
That is too difficult.
Pete

wzbt03 · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:21 pm Post subject:

Pete - I got one pod last year on Ray of Hope (streaked Roller Coaster Ride) and it was a so-so seedling at best. I culled it.

Not even looking at it this year.