bussone, Florian and Tedburn, thank you for your feedback.
@bussone: The name Sanfrod Curafora is, of course, not entirely accurate. It would be better to call it Citrange Sanford F2 'Curafora' or, as Dr. Frey called it, Segentrange Curafora, although this name no longer includes the original Citrange Sanford.
@Florian: Yes, I knew him personally, visited him often, and we had an intensive correspondence on botany, citrus, and the breeding of frost-hardy citrus, among other things.
I also knew Senior Otto Eisenhut very well. He was inspired by Dr. Ewin Frey, both with knowledge and materials, to include citrus in his assortment in the 80s and 90s, after previously focusing on magnolias and camellias, which he bought from busloads of tourists in the spring.
Otto Eisenhut had high hopes that his son Reto would continue the nursery with the same passion. But Reto isn't a true plant expert, and since he took over the nursery completely after Otto's death, much has been neglected, there have been and continue to be confusion, and many things have disappeared from the program. Perhaps Reto is a bit overwhelmed by the prospect of continuing the nursery, or, as mentioned earlier, he lacks the necessary knowledge and passion, unlike his father, who was inspired by Dr. Edwin Frey during his time and was also a close friend. Dr. Edwin Frey died on August 30, 2000, at the age of 90 years.
As for Bernhard Voß, I think we can all relate. Nothing remains of his cooperation and enthusiasm for citrus. I don't even know if he's still involved in this area. I must also say that some of the things he wrote in literature and online were very optimistic, and there were disappointments because the frost resistance didn't turn out to be as good as claimed, and on top of that, the plants were much smaller than their parent plants. His focus these days is tree care, including everything that goes with it, and it seems that there's a lot more money to be made with that than with citrus, especially since citrus, albeit more standard varieties, are now available in any larger garden center and nursery, and sometimes even in supermarkets, in attractive sizes and at reasonable prices. Unfortunately, he can't or won't say anything more about botanically interesting and important things from his past active years, things he should still know, or things he should still have information about...
