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Should we start a budwood / cutting exchange thread?

PacNorWreck
5 years ago

Hi Everyone,


Vladimir in another thread brought up the idea of sharing budwood with each other via this forum, which some of us think could be a really great idea. That being said, there is definitely a need for caution and there are risks to sharing budwood or cuttings outside of official budwood programs. Here are a few thoughts to start the discussion:


1. Budwood / cutting exchanges are a cheap way to acquire material for growing new trees.


2. Sharing with each other could be a great way to further improve forum camaraderie.


3. Having a single thread for budwood / cutting exchanges would keep the topic from spilling into other threads.


4. Budwood that isn't certified could arrive with disease or pest problems, which could spread to a grower's other trees.


5. Some of us live in or near quarantine areas and really shouldn't be sending or receiving non-certified budwood.



So, what does everyone think?

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