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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

I have a few apple trees, but they aren't producing very well. There are 
lots of abandoned orchards here, so I can go collect apples, but since they 
aren't tended, they aren't the best...small and buggy. I have 2 pear trees 
that produce all the pears I can use (I have a pantry full of pear butter). 
One peach tree...not nearly enough; I love peaches. I have a small one 
planted, but I'm thinking of buying another large potted one locally that 
will produce next year. I also have the figs in the greenhouse, and I just 
ordered a Lapin cherry (hardy sweet cherry...hard to find).

What sort of fruit trees grow in your climate? I'm sure apples wouldn't. I 
love figs, and I always thought date palms would be fun. Did you see the 
youtube video that someone posted about Greening the Desert? Lots of 
posibilities...that kind of greening probably cools and humidifies the whole 
area, allowing a wider variety of plants.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bobf" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] ???


> You said you already have access to plenty of apples.  What kind of 
> trees?, if you don't mind.  I have always considered established fruit and 
> nut trees a very attractiven quality when looking at properties, even a 
> small orchard.  I only have citrus.  I did have a very old, large fig tree 
> until a couple of years ago.
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> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > worth, including a few fruit and nut trees, coming later),
> > from about 5
> > different companies.
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> > Lynn Wigglesworth
> > Tioga Co. PA
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