[NAFEX] persimmons
Douglas Woodard
dwoodard at becon.org
Mon Feb 8 16:02:11 EST 2010
I recall a statement (possibly on this list) that insufficient moisture
(less than lots) produces a requirement for shading of pawpaw seedlings
in the first year or two. Limited personal experience is in alignment
with this.
Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Lee Reich wrote:
> Leaves on grafted trees are "mature" even when the trees are first
> planted so they should not need shading. A seedling tree's leaves are
> juvenile for a few years a perhaps the juvenile leaves do need shading.
> After years of seeing a lot of pawpaw seedlings, I'm not sure any need
> shading, though. Can anyone else confirm this, or not?
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