The Dorena crew collected scion from the tops of 200+ foot ponderosa pine trees from this helicopter fitted with a collection device designed by John Wear (3rd from left) and Jerry Barnes for grafting the same day. Graft survival was good. 2018 note from Kim Bates: "The 4th person from the left looks like Ron Myers. He was the seed-plant manager from before 1980 to approximately ~1990+/-" See also: www.flickr.com/photos/151887236@N05/34481675923/in/datepo... Photo by: Jerry Barnes...
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L-R: Cliff Woody, Ron Myers, and Erma Rogers. Pollinating western white pine at Dorena Seed Orchard in 1967. Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Cottage Grove, Oregon. Photo by: Jerry Barnes Date: 1967 Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Dorena Genetic Resource Center. Source: Gerald Barnes collection; courtesy Richard Sniezko, Cottage Grove, Oregon. Dorena Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) is the USDA Forest Service's regional service center for genetics in the Pacific Northwest Region. Dorena...
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