UPDATE:: I have received a large number of contacts for the original posting, however, I was remiss in posting the address... If you are still interested in sending plant material please address the envelope to:
Andrew Rupiper Drake University Olin Hall 1344 27th Street Des Moines, IA 50311 ORIGINAL MESSAGE: I am working with Dr. Nanci Ross at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. We are interested in investigating the possible variation in chromosome count in the American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) across North America. We are asking for samples of stem tips and/or leaves to be sent to our lab from known American persimmon stands or independent trees in the landscape. The information that we would like to have attached is as follows: 1. GPS coordinate (this can be taken from a smartphone, GPS unit, or the closest road intersection can suffice if these are not available). 2. Sex of the tree, if available. 3. General observations of the area (is the tree on a slope, proximity to a water source, is the tree in a residential area, is it a managed cultivar, etc.). Samples can be mailed in a Ziploc baggie within a flexible mailing envelope. Please limit each tree sample to its own Ziploc with accompanying information. Please feel free to email me if any questions arise. Thanks, Andrew Rupiper Research Assistant Drake University 2013 [email protected] Environmental Science & Policy
