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[lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

Yes, che can be very thorny, especially in its youth. For more on che, a tasty fruit something like a combination of fig and mulberry (both relatives), see my new book Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden.

Lee Reich
www.leereich.com


On Dec 2, 2004, at 10:45 AM, Lucky Pittman wrote:

> At 10:28 AM 12/2/2004 -0500, David wrote:
> > >From experience, I would change this advice a bit by recommending the grafts onto osage orange be low, near the ground.  Osage orange wood has prominent strong sharp spines, whereas che wood has no spines at all.
>
> I'll agree with you on that count,  that scions from mature, fruiting Che are thornless, but Deb was indicating a desire for some thorns in the mix, and I figured she could get both by high-working the OO to Che.
> I've not seen it, but have heard reports that seedling Che is VERY thorny, and suckers profusely to form a nearly-impenetrable forest of thorny stems.
>
> Lucky
>
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