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[Pat Meadows <pat@containerseeds.com>]

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:51:52 -0800, you wrote:

>>  It's too bad so few people have fruiting
>>mulberries
>
>The only mulberries I have eaten were from a tree growing at the 
>Bishop's Close garden in Portland, Oregon. They were delicious.  My 
>husband was so impressed he said we needed to get one for our garden, 
>but so far I haven't managed to.  I think one needs to try them 
>before buying, because perhaps they don't all taste as good as this 
>one.
>

I think this must be true.  I used to live in a rented house
with four black mulberry trees in the back yard.  The fruits
were utterly, completely tasteless.  The birds loved them,
though.

Pat
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