On this past Saturday, the 17th, the National Germplasm Repository in Corvallis hosted an open house. There I had the opportunity to sample fruits from their collection of blueberries. Incredible really. Hundreds of different varieties were available to taste. Most were actually not what I would call choice. Some were down right bad. But a few were standouts. One comes to mind: 'Magnolia'. An excellent variety possessing both large fruit and outstanding flavor. Another accession known only by its identification number (125.001 Row 09-25) produces a raspberry-flavored fruit. Overall, a great time had and, yes, I did get a blue colored tongue from tasting all those blueberries.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Blueberry Biodiversity
On this past Saturday, the 17th, the National Germplasm Repository in Corvallis hosted an open house. There I had the opportunity to sample fruits from their collection of blueberries. Incredible really. Hundreds of different varieties were available to taste. Most were actually not what I would call choice. Some were down right bad. But a few were standouts. One comes to mind: 'Magnolia'. An excellent variety possessing both large fruit and outstanding flavor. Another accession known only by its identification number (125.001 Row 09-25) produces a raspberry-flavored fruit. Overall, a great time had and, yes, I did get a blue colored tongue from tasting all those blueberries.
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