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Re:15ft tumbleweeds trap drivers and force Washington state ... by peeters on Monday January 06, 2020 @10:02AM (#21969595)
The really interesting thing to me is that phylloxera was combated by grafting old world vines onto new world roots. So as I understand it, most of these super old established vines in France have American roots.
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Re:15ft tumbleweeds trap drivers and force Washington state ... by cmrdporcupine on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:06PM (#21972684)
I recommend the book "Dying on the Vine" by my friend George Gale: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520265486/dying-on-the-vine

"Dying on the Vine chronicles 150 years of scientific warfare against the grapevine’s worst enemy: phylloxera."

It's a very entertaining read, he tells the story excellently, and he has a deep knowledge of the subject.

(I know George through the grape breeders community.)

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Re:15ft tumbleweeds trap drivers and force Washington state ... by mauvehaus on Monday January 06, 2020 @12:58PM (#21971290)
Shadows in the Vineyard [0] has a chapter about this for the benefit of anybody interested in reading about the incident.

[0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18774145-shadows-in-the-...

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