Thank'ee kindly sir.
As for the facts....I think somewhere along the line, Sgt Joe Friday must have been a relative...
Dan and I have been friends for a very long time and I was a bit concerned that this whole BD/Ebony "controversy" could be detrimental to his professional reputation. For a multitude of reasons, which I am sure you can imagine, he can not promote a particular grower, breeder or nursery, and would not knowingly do so.
If anyone searches for info on Black Diamond CM's, this site and every mention of BD here becomes a part of that search.To that I say Bravo, but in doing so, wanted to make sure that we were in no way creating problems for others.
While it may not seem right or moral or of high integrity, Mr Berry is within his rights to market these cultivars under his own name. What I see as the major concern with this is that it creates a huge problem for the consumer. How could you be sure that the plant you have is actually what you wanted? But, this becomes a matter for the ARS-USDA to resolve as they do not sell plants, they develop/breed them and release them to growers.
