10 Cambridge Avenue
                                           Forest Hall
                                           Newcastle -upon - Tyne
                                           NE12 8AR
                                           michael@beaverbell.co.uk
                                           0191 266 6435

I have already told you about my project to develop alder (Alnus) as a
grain crop. But alder seeds are very small and so I want bigger ones.
It is now getting to the time of year to go looking for them.

I want bigger seeds. Seeds are normally hard to see in the cones, if
you know of a systematic way of looking for bigger seeds I would love
to know of it. But if the seeds are really big, the overlapping
pattern of the scales of the cones might be distorted. I would be very
grateful for anything you can find.

I would like:-

Cuttings.
Cuttings keep the combination of genes which produced that effect.

Seeds.
Yes, obviously.

Statement of where the tree is,
Map reference
GPS coordinates
You take me to see the tree.

I am running this project like an "Open source" computer project. My
strains and the finished breed will be available to all.

I will be away for a month. My nephew is marrying a Nepali girl in
Kathmandu, and I am going to the wedding. I have been told to expect
"heroic eating and drinking" and after that, a a walk in "the hills" -
the Himalayas!

Enjoy the "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"

Michael Bell

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"Michael Bell"  wrote  ...
>                                      10 Cambridge Avenue
>                                           Forest Hall
>                                           Newcastle -upon - Tyne
>                                           NE12 8AR
>                                              0191 266 6435
>
> I have already told you about my project to develop alder (Alnus) as a
> grain crop. But alder seeds are very small and so I want bigger ones.
> It is now getting to the time of year to go looking for them.
>
> I want bigger seeds. Seeds are normally hard to see in the cones, if
> you know of a systematic way of looking for bigger seeds I would love
> to know of it. But if the seeds are really big, the overlapping
> pattern of the scales of the cones might be distorted. I would be very
> grateful for anything you can find.
>
> I would like:-
>
> Cuttings.
> Cuttings keep the combination of genes which produced that effect.
>
> Seeds.
> Yes, obviously.
>
> Statement of where the tree is,
> Map reference
> GPS coordinates
> You take me to see the tree.
>
> I am running this project like an "Open source" computer project. My
> strains and the finished breed will be available to all.
>
> I will be away for a month. My nephew is marrying a Nepali girl in
> Kathmandu, and I am going to the wedding. I have been told to expect
> "heroic eating and drinking" and after that, a a walk in "the hills" -
> the Himalayas!
>
If you can get the flight up over Everest and K2 in a small aircraft do so, 
you won't regret it. However if you have problems with flying think twice. 
:-)
If you will be eating outside the best hotels see your Doctor and get some 
antibiotics for stomach upsets before you go and also take some rehydrate 
sachets with you. I mean that seriously!

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Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London