joseph postman

Touring the Hazelnut (Corylus) Collection at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, OR

November 10, 2014 · 8 comments

Back in early October, my friend Erin and I toured the Corylus collection at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository (NCGR) in Corvallis, Oregon, and basically we were like kids in a candy store. Once again, my friend and neighbor Joseph Postman, a plant pathologist at the facility, welcomed us, provided us with some literature about […]

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Strange Fruits and Lots of Quince at the USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository

November 3, 2013 · 7 comments

Henry and I made what’s becoming an annual visit to the USDA Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis about a week ago. (You can see/read about last year’s visit here.) Our neighbor Joseph Postman, a plant pathologist, works there and offered to tour us around. I was itching to harvest some quince, but Henry wanted to check out some […]

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