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  • From: Sam Brungardt <samb@pop.isd.net>
  • To: nafex@yahoogroups.com, helbert@idirect.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Persimmons & Pawpaws in zone 4?
  • Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:04:30 -0600

Bert, what kind of persimmons do you have and where did you get the
trees or seed?--Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, MN (USDA hardiness zone 4B)

>Hi Lucky
>Our asimina trilobas coming into their 3rd summer. Still pretty small.
>An acquaintance about 20 miles N/W of me has AT's- has had no fruit yet- too
>immature. . he also is zone 4b.
>Our persimmons taste great! Bert
>
>Bert Dunn RR4 Tottenham Ont zone 4b
>www.hardygrapes.tottenham.on.ca
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lucky Pittman" <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>
>To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 3:09 PM
>Subject: [nafex] Persimmons & Pawpaws in zone 4?
>
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>> At 12:58 PM 03/21/2001 -0500, Bert Dunn wrote:
>> >These are F2 seeds from Nafex distribution programme about 1992. A number
>of
>> >members said they'd never grow in zone 4b. Some of my trees are 14' high
>> >and been through 8/9 Ontario winters
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>> Interesting, Bert.
>>
>> I had a query recently from a fellow in Onalaska, WI - zone 4, who was
>> interested in trying to grow pawpaws(Asimina triloba) there - any thoughts
>> on the likelihood that they'll survive or fruit there?
>>
>> I sent him a few KY-native pawpaw seed for trial planting, but recommended
>> he check out some of the northern nurseries that propagate pawpaws,
>> like Ken Asmus' OIKOS Tree Crops, John Gordon's nursery, and the Sibleys
>> at Tollgate G&N.
>>
>> I'd be interested in hearing of any experience any of you NAFEXers in
>> harsher winter climates might have had in growing either pawpaws or
>persimmons.
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>> Lucky Pittman
>> USDA Zone 6
>> Hopkinsville, KY
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