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["David Consolvo" <fruitopia@nexet.net>]

In my setting I have found Collier to be superior to Illinois Everbearing. 
I know over the years I've heard several people say that nothing is better
than IE, but here the Collier has better production, better size, better
flavor, and it is juicier and more attractive.  We don't even hardly bother
to go to our IE trees, as the Collier is so good.  I also have several good
seedlings I have selected over the years from the local area, but Collier is
superior to them too.   Collier bears about four weeks. 

I am in Zone 7, with a dark sandy-loam soil.

David Consolvo
Hungrytown, Virginia

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>From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Mulberry Varieties
>Date: Wed, Jul 9, 2003, 11:07 AM
>

>At 09:42 AM 7/9/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>>All the talk about Mulberries and grafting has got me wondering.  Is there 
>>that much difference in the varieties of Mulberries?  Flavor, fruit size, 
>>taste, keeping quality, etc.?  I've only really every tried the ones that 
>>grow wild around Indiana.  Am I missing out on something?
>
>I've grown and fruited several - Illinois Everbearing, Collier, Wellington, 
>and have Stearns, though it hasn't fruited yet, as well as seedling M.alba 
>and M.rubra selections.
>I've yet to find one with better production and flavor than Illinois 
>Everbearing - good balance of sweetness and tartness,  though I've got a 
>couple of M.rubra selections that have flavor similar to IE, and heavy 
>production, but IE bears over a much, much longer period.
>
>
>Lucky Pittman
>USDA Zone 6
>Hopkinsville, KY
>
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