Charles M. Ufford wrote "... Oak Hill has grown species and often has very small plants, but the price reflected the size. A note that Oak Hill also has much larger plants also available, and they often flower very quickly for me. I ended up buying more from Oak Hill than Hoosiers because of this, and others may have done so as well. I hope true species lovers can take over Hoosiers collections of very interesting species and keep them alive."
I agree. And it would be to Oakhill's advantage to take over Hoosier's stock. If you compare the 2 or them, while there are some overlaps there are some glaring differences. Oakhill has few Pleurothallids while Hoosier has an abundance. Oakhill could easily absorb Hoosiers without duplicating too much. I know there are a lot of people who "specialize" in Pleurothallids but I don't know the market. It could be something Oakhill has avoided for good reason. Many Pleurothallids are quite small but their prices are not. I know success or failure can depend on a number of things or just 1 or 2. I don't know J&L's recipe for success (or whether they're clinging to a thread) but price doesn't seem to be it. They do mix in a lot of other miniatures besides Pleurothallids. So does Oakhill. Hmm... _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
