National Clonal Germplasm Repository : USDA ARS

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Pear trees displaying beautiful yellow and orange fall colors with a green meadow on the left side of the image

The Pear Gene bank in full display of its autumn colors

an image of a large pear tree known as "Autumn Blaze" displaying orange fall colors with a hint of green.

"Autumn Blaze" a tribute to Mel Westwood

An image filled with several small light brown hazelnuts packed closely together.

"Filberts fall in fall"

Our staff here at NCGR-Corvallis is hard at work preparing for the rapidly approaching winter!

An image of grey skies and white snow. The landscape goes from smaller snow covered shrubs to taller deciduous and pine trees also covered in snow.

First Snowfall in 2021 at the Repository

Kiwi cultivars on trellises in a snow covered field. The kiwis do not have any leaves on their branches and are also covered in snow.

Our hardy kiwis do not mind a little snow

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The National Clonal Germplasm Repository is located in Corvallis, OR and is part of the Pacific West Area.
The Research Leader is Kim Hummer.
Email: kim.hummer@usda.gov
Phone: (541)738-4201
Fax: (541)738-4205
USDA-ARS, NAT. CLONAL GERMPLASM REPOS.
33447 PEORIA ROAD
Corvallis, OR 97333

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE