Where can I get sunchokes?

I'm looking to breed sunchokes, so I want a big starting population with big deviations in genetics to measure their characteristics in my environment. Any recommendations on where I can get tubers/seeds?

Depending where you are in the world, I have had a lot of luck locating different varieties on Etsy.

Like Tim, I don't know where you are. This is assuming America: If you could go back in time four years, Oikos Tree Crops would be the best bet. Kenny sold 20+ varieties. You might be able to write him and get a mixed box, but I don't know if he's into that. I got several varieties of seeds from ARS-GRIN but I think they're no longer able to ship germplasm due to budget cuts.

Christopher Weeks wrote:Like Tim, I don't know where you are. This is assuming America: If you could go back in time four years, Oikos Tree Crops would be the best bet. Kenny sold 20+ varieties. You might be able to write him and get a mixed box, but I don't know if he's into that. I got several varieties of seeds from ARS-GRIN but I think they're no longer able to ship germplasm due to budget cuts.

I'm located in Ohio, US, and was lucky to purchase from ARS-GRIN before the shutdown. I reached out to oikos and they said they had none to sell :/

I will dig some tomorrow for sharing. I also expect to harvest seeds this year. I'll post an offer tomorrow.

My population started by crossing wild sunroots from Kansas with a domestic sunroot.

Do you get seeds every year, Joseph? This is my fourth year without enough warm days to develop seeds.

Joseph Lofthouse wrote:I will dig some tomorrow for sharing. I also expect to harvest seeds this year. I'll post an offer tomorrow.

My population started by crossing wild sunroots from Kansas with a domestic sunroot.

I would love some! Thank you!

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My sunroots produce seeds every year. (They require an unrelated pollinator, and I grow lots of different varieties.) Some years they yield more prolifically than others. The goldfinches act erratically from year to year. Some years they pounce on the seed heads early and consume them voraciously. Other years they mostly ignore the seeds. And the weather makes a difference.

This year, I pruned the sunroots when they reached chest high. That encouraged them to send out lots of side shoots, which made lots of seeds. Next year, I may aim for pruning them at belly height. This year they still grew over 7 feet tall, even with pruning.

Joseph Lofthouse wrote:I will dig some tomorrow for sharing. I also expect to harvest seeds this year. I'll post an offer tomorrow.

My population started by crossing wild sunroots from Kansas with a domestic sunroot.

Joseph,    Could you please post as well how you ship them?  I can dig up some tubers from a population that we've maintained outside of Fargo ND for the past 20 years, so should have different genetics, though I can't say how diverse within the population those genetics might be.  The founder population was from a riverbank near our home.   Alison, please PM me if you are interested and I can send ~10 - 20 tubers.

I put the tubers in a plastic bag, and add a bit of slightly damp coconut fiber to absorb/release excess moisture.  Then ship via priority mail.