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[Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

Wouldn't that be something for the front yard...  A fruit tree with pears,
apples and roses, if you could get the correct compatability.

Talk about demand for such a tree.

Interesting thought, but I am sure the chances are slim for the success of
reworking of a Hawthorn in this manner.

Tom

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Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a

On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 PermacultureNo1@aol.com wrote:

> 
> In a message dated 11/15/00 8:32:24 AM, tolenio@sentex.net writes:
> 
> << Hello,
> 
> What exactly is a Hawthorn?  Is a wild thorned apple a Hawthorn?
> 
> Is Hawthorn a word of various meanings?
> 
> Regards,
> Tom >>
> 
> Hawthorn commonly refers to genus Crataegus.  It is a huge genus and in 
> process of speciation, so there is controversy about where one species 
> stops 
> and another begins.  The hawthorns tend to be pioneer shrubs that often 
> occupy difficult sites.  They are, of course, members of the rose family, 
> and 
> pomes, closely related to apple, pear, quince, etc.  How about 
> compatibility 
> with Loquat grafts?  Anyone tried that?
> 
> DH
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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