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["Joe Boles" <jo.bo@rogers.com>]

Lisa:

You should be able to find a local Juneberry (amelanchier) to fit your 
requirement; I think it would match your requirements quite well.

   Joe, zone 5B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Almarode" <lisaalmarode@yahoo.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:57 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Unusual fruits, for demanding spot


> I have a particular spot on the corner of the porch
> in a garden border, where I need a very small,
> decorative tree, about 8-12'.  As I understand, most
> common fruits will have problems with the conditions;
> so it's a place to put something really unusual, even
> if it doesn't reliably fruit here or the fruit is
> only marginally edible.
>
> There are the ones I'm considering
>  Crataegus pinnatifida - Chinese Haw
>  Cornus mas - Cornelian cherry
>  Cornus kousa - Japanese dogwood
>  Poncirus trifoliata - trifoliate orange
>  Punica granatum - pomegranate
>  Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat
>  Elaeagnus umbellata - Autumn olive
>
> The criteria:
> - self fertile
> - decidious, and look nice without leaves
> - tolerate moisture, fertilizer and some root
>   disturbance
> - not need spraying, or swarm with aphids or scale
>   or shed honeydew
> - location is full sun, windy, dry climate
> - only needs to be about zone 8 hardy; but, I won't
>   be able to withhold water in fall to encourage
>   dormancy.
>
> I'd really like any advice if any of these varities
> are not self-fertile, too big/too small, ugly or
> smelly, or would have serious disease or insect
> problems under my conditions (will the Cornus, like
> decorative dogwoods, succumb to anthracnose if the
> roots are nicked?).
>
> Thanks for any information,
>
>
> =====
> Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> USDA Z7 - Sunset Z7 - 1800' - 19" annual rainfall
>
>
>
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