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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] bayberry

Go to http://www.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/  and read "Lost Crops of the Incas" and you will find several temperate Myrica relatives with good fruit that might satisfy your interest.
-Lon Rombough
>

> Thanks, that's it.  Yes, it is a delicious fruit, and one I will 
> happily try again.  Too bad I can't grow it, but zone 10 would be 
> hopeless even inside.
>
> Ginda
> zone 6, with freezing rain out the window.
>
> On Feb 3, 2004, at 8:59 PM, Mark Lee wrote:
>
> > I think it is probably Myrica rubra (Japanese Bayberry).  This is a 
> > zone 10
> > subtropical plant.  Here is a link to a picture:
> > http://community.webshots.com/photo/16152372/16604912CTOGpANgPc
> >
> > Another link
> > http://www.actahort.org/books/321/321_10.htm
> > says..."Its abundant juice plus a high sugar content in a good balance 
> > with
> > moderate acids makes the fruit a delicious taste. It is also rich in
> > vitamins content. In addition to fresh consumption, the fruit can also 
> > be
> > processed into sweets, jam, juice and wine, or canned in syrup. "