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Originally Posted by griphuz
Hi Jack,
I am affraid that if rubra is what you refer to as basjoo rubra, has got nothing to do with basjoo, and therefore will nog cross...
This sems to be a TC mix-up from one of the TC labs and would be a tropical species.
On the other hand, won't hurt to try anyway.
Good luck,
Regards,
Remko.
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Will try. However when I compare the 2 species 'Rubra' and 'Sakhalin', they are completely the same regarding the leaf structure and even the P-stem. Yes, the color is different, but generally, the leaves are perfectly identical.
I don't know what its origin is, but I suspect it's not natural mutation as well. If however it's a TC mix up of something and basjoo, it will have very good, if not perfect cold resistance and thus I think it won't be as tender as tropical species.
We'll see, I will let you know later, when the colder weather hits us.
I don't know about that crossing, still, I think it's a useful topic for everyone.
