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Do these have any relation to the zone 4 blackberry trials that John Bunker sent out a couple years ago?  Mine seem to be finally taking off tho they haven't produced any fruit yet.

~mIEKAL
On May 5, 2005, at 6:01 PM, Heron Breen wrote:

> For all you rubus and Blackberry fans, 
> Are any of you interested in plants of the cv "Bangor" Blackberry? Originated in 
> Newburgh, Maine, and the fellow I received it from got it from the grandson of the 
> cousin(?) of the originator. Listed in both the Brambles of New York (is that the 
> name or is it Berries, sorry! cooking dinner and writing!) and Fred Card's 
> 1908 "Bush Fruits-a handbook of raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, 
> gooseberries, currants, blueberries, and other small fruits". The current keeper, 
> one Peter Chase, was childhood neighbors with the grandson and neice of the 
> originator, one Henry W. Brown. Hardy to zone 4 with very little tip damage, fairly 
> upright, large berry, and sweet. Let me know if you are interested and how many 
> plants you might want. You wouldn't need many because this one is vigorous, and I 
> mean amazing. I saw some of the current keeper's plants he set out into rows from 
> root cuttings last year (from his overgrown patch) and this bugger grew 3 feet and 
> put out 8 side branches. This is in fertile soil, mind you. Next spring around this 
> time would be when you'd receive them. It may be two years out if large response to 
> this offer is given. I will charge a small fee to cover my time if people want a 
> lot, added to shipping etc. So not totally free, but these days you've got to cover 
> your gas money at least!
> Let me know,
> Heron Breen
> zone 4, Maine


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