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New Award to John Hunter

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On Friday 16th April 2021, John Hunter will be presented with the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture Raisers’ (Breeders’) Award, to add to the many awards he has already received. The Award will be made at a ceremony in Christchurch NZ and I am grateful to Dr. Keith Hammett, the Institute’s President and an eminent plant breeder in his own right, for sending me the attached citation, which he says is gleaned from earlier citations to John. I am also attaching an interview done by a local horticultural society which, for me, is both informative and inspiring.John hunter citation

John hunter interview

11 comments for “New Award to John Hunter”

  1. I will be attending the presentation and could pass on messages for John, e-mailed to me at title=. A senior member of the RNZIH is a close friend of mine and he invited me to go with him. Interesting that Keith Hammett is now involved in our NZ daffodil fraternity.

  3. Roger,

    Thank you for your post.

    I greatly enjoyed reading the interview with John Hunter.  He shared a wealth of information !

    And congratulations to John for this earned award.

    Linda Wallpe

     

  4. Thanks for your helpful post, David Adams. I don’t think Keith Hammett would claim any particular involvement in the NZ Daffodil fraternity. I am in frequent correspondence with him on Sweet Peas and he knows I have taken up breeding Daffodils.

  6. Congratulations, John, on being the recipient of this prestigious award!

    And thank you for the many years of breeding daffodils which now grace many of our gardens.    All the best for the future.

    Mary Lou

  7. On 15/04/2021 2:26 pm, daffnet wrote:
    Hi Marylou,

    Thanks for the congratulations, I feel very humble to receive this award
    as I was not even aware it existed.

    We are still hybridising, have planted 30 new crosses.   Still have to
    plant the few bulbs that need to be replanted this season.   The last 7
    years or so we have been concentrating to get the all red daffodil.   I
    thought I would see it in my lifetime but doubt whether I will.   Mrs
    Sarah Backhouse exhibited three red flushed flowers, either 1919 or 
    1920, at the London show – these three daffodils created a sensation at
    the time, now after `100 years we have barely advanced on the true all
    red flower. It is proving exceedingly difficult.

    Kind regards,

    Marie and  John

    —
    John A. Hunter
    195 Paton Road,
    RD1 Richmond,
    Nelson,
    New Zealand.
    Ph +64 3 5440011
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  8. Congratulations John on your wonderful award!  Thank you for sharing your beautiful daffodils with all of us around the world.

    Nancy

     

  9. John was overwhelmed at receiving a lovely gold medal. He appreciates all your support. Roger, Keith Hammett tells me that he attended a recent World Daffodil Convention and enjoyed chatting with Harold Koopowitz.

  10. Thanks for the news, David. I am glad the day was a success. Keith and Harold have long been friends and have a shared interest in Clivia among other things.
    Keith told me:
    “Although I once belonged to the Daffodil Society and attended the Daffodil convention in Dunedin when Harold and Steve visited, I concluded that I had sufficient genera on my plate breeding wise and decided simply to enjoy the work of others.”

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