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Blackleyberry Bush Traditional Cache

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DosMaestrosJubilados: When the new fence was put in recently, both host and cache were removed. A replacement is not viable.

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Hidden : 9/14/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Frederick Blackley was a crop researcher who was compelled to resign from his position with the Department of Horticulture at the U of S for unspecified reasons.  Frederick had devoted much of his professional career to developing varieties of berries suitable for the prairie climate.   His favourite project was the one that came to bear his name, the Blackleyberry.  This eventually became an obsession, and when the University needed to downsize, Fred and his berries got canned.

 Blackley continued to develop the Blackleyberry on his own, but aside from a few sparse specimens, his concept never achieved fruition. For awhile he thought that his offspring, Fred Jr. (aka Freddie) would be willing to carry on the research, but when the latter left home to jam with a John Cougar tribute band, Fred Sr. knew his prairie berry dreams were buried.

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