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[nottke <nottke1@earthlink.net>]

Scott,

Here in the piedmont of NC, zone 7A, I have trees that ripen over several
weeks.  My early tree ripened the last week of August, a couple are ripe
now, and a couple are still hard.  I bag them in bags made of Reemay
row-cover, has discouraged varmints so far.

Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC 27040
Hardiness Zone 7A