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["Robert H." <lostman_amiga@yahoo.com>]

Thank you all for the information. This really encourages me to 
explore this plant more.  On first look I think is the Thorny 
Elaeagnus.  I do remember some small thorns and the plant had 
currently a few fruits on them. 

I am still curious about the exploration part of this endevor. If you 
all had the plant, what would be the next step?
I guess this would be more directed at Hector Black for this 
particular plant, but ask this question for all plant in general.

Would you try a grafting? will it work?
Should I try hand pollenating and see what seed I get?
...or are these the kind of questions that a general horticultural 
degree would answer?

Though I am new at this fruit stuff, at some point I will want to dig 
deeper. I will want to help out the NAFEX and/or Elaeagnus group. 
Walking the same path as everyone else will not add to the knowledge.

I got the plants. Once there established and bering fruit, where do I 
go from there? 


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