Garnet Sash Pomegranate falsely sold as Parfianka

[Richard]

Another tidbit from the previous thread:

@Richard

Back in the day when DWN began selling pomegranates from the Turkmenistan section (a physical place at Wolfskill), only Garnet Sash and Kashmir Blend were offered. Tom Spellman called or visited all of his customers myself included and told us which accessions they were. After all, many of us had been there with Ed and Tom at the Wolfskill tastings for 2-3 years.

A few months later, the Fruit Gardener issue on Pomegranates appeared with praise for many varieties esp. Parfianka. That cultivar was then also praised by individuals jumping on the “pomegranate publication” bandwagon. However, as of that year there was little scionwood to be had and was mostly among CRFG enthusiasts. Then came the greedy sellers that began labeling anything and everything as Parfianka. It appears there are some places still at it.