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[Charles Paradise <machelp@attglobal.net>]

Yesterday I flew from Wisconsin to  Providence RI, in Wisconsin I found the 
wild [or possibly
escapee from hybrid farmer's plum thickets] in full bloom while here in 
Massachusetts plums
finished blooming approximately two weeks ago.  Also in Wisconsin, I found the
amalanchier/serviceberry in bloom simultaneous with the plum and prunus 
serotina/black cherry
tree.  You see those bloom successively in Massachusetts in the order of 
1/amalanchier 2/plum
3/prunus serotina.  You don't see them bloom simultaneously in Massachusetts.
Charlie Paradise

Ginda Fisher wrote:

> Thanks.
>
> You're colder than I.  The old strawberry plants (that I didn't entirely
> remove) have set lots of fruit, and even some of the Tristar flowers did
> before I removed them.
>
> First raspberry blossom of the season today!
>
> Ginda
>
> Doreen Howard wrote:
> >
> > Ginda,
> > I planted 25 Tristars last year and picked off the blossoms for about 8
> > weeks.  Then I let the plants set fruit.  I had a steady supply of berries
> > until Labor Day when it started to cool off.  Tristar puts out runners 
> > like
> > crazy, too, and you will have more plants.  My plants were vigorous at 
> > the 8
> > week point. and that is why I let them fruit.  Since yours have not grown
> > much, I'd keep pulling off the flowers.  We have had the same kind of
> > weather as you have, and my mature strawberry patch (Tristar, Ozark Beauty
> > and Tribute) have lots of flowers, but none have set fruit due to lack of
> > pollinators.  Let's hope for warmer weather so we can get berries!
> > Doreen Howard
> > Wisconsin, Zone 4b
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ginda Fisher" <ginda@concentric.net>
> > To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:38 PM
> > Subject: [NAFEX] New everbearing strawberries
> >
> > > I put some Tristar strawberries into a pot this spring.  For 6 weeks, I
> > > dutifully clipped all the blossoms.  Now it's been 6 weeks, and I am
> > > tempted to let the blossoms develop, but the plants aren't much bigger
> > > than the day I planted them.  One, in particular, barely has leaves at
> > > all.  (The others had some leaves when I planted them.)
> > >
> > > In contrast, the earliglows I planted in the garden had no leaves at all
> > > when I got them, and now look like nice little plants.  (They also hold
> > > their blossoms conveniently away from their crowns, for easy trimming.)
> > >
> > > Do you think I should keep clipping flowers for another couple of
> > > weeks?  Can I let them set a little fruit?
> > >
> > > The weather was warm when I put them in, and promptly turned cold and
> > > wet.  It's been unseasonably cold until today, when it warmed up.  Who
> > > knows what tomorrow will bring.
> > >
> > > Ginda Fisher
> > > Eastern Mass., zone 6
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