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Re: [nafex] Plum Testing
Donna is right on about Bloomsweet. It is large, peals easily, is very cold
hardy, sets a large number of fruit and is very tasty. Can be planted out
in the yard in Houston without any protection.
Regards, Ethan
At 08:03 AM 12/20/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Dan,
> We haven't had a real winter in Tennessee the last 4 years. We are
>having one this year, and when we get done enjoying the cold, I'm sure we'll
>be passing some of it on to you. In fact, we are having to postpone our
>trip to Florida as we don't think we can leave the critters to face the cold
>alone. (In particular there is the problem that they can't drink ice) The
>only permaculture place I have seen was Adam and Sue Turtle's. If we had
>more time to spare I'd think of having a look at your place on the way. It
>would only make my mouth water for the chance to do more Florida stuff as
>well as Tennessee stuff. I have no desire to live in Florida again, I just
>wish I had a family member with lots of land and interest so I could leave
>my projects with them and just come see them once a year!! Hey, are you
>familiar with the Kimkoji? I gave away a tree I'd grafted to my parents
>neighbor. In Houston TX it's known as the "Bloomsweet grapefruit", a little
>hardier than the regular kind. It gets done cropping by Christmas and is
>ready to deal with the cold. I got my budwood from the collection in Winter
>Haven. Don't pay any attention to them saying it's not fit to eat. I gave
>away hundreds of fruit from the collection to Floridians and northerners,
>and everybody loved them. It's a pummelo cross, like a sweet juicy seedy
>grapefruit, with a little less of the aromatics. Donna TN z6
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