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["Brungardt, Sam" <Sam.Brungardt@state.mn.us>]

Title: Message

I'd be cautious about taking anything from the National Arbor Day Foundation at face value.  Reason is, on their ads soliciting memberships they offer a thank-you gift of 10 different species of trees.  Included among these are flowering dogwood, willow oak and golden raintree, off of which are definitely not cold hardy here in Minneapolis-St. Paul.  When I suggested that they instead consider offering at least a warm-, moderate- and cold-climate combination, depending on the location of the donor, I was told the combination they sent to all donors was just fine, thank you very much. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn.  (USDA Hardiness Zone 4b)

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michael D. Bathrick
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 1:36 PM
To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'
Subject: [NAFEX] New Hardiness Zone Maps released

I don't recall seeing this on the list, but the Arbor Day folks released an update to the Hardiness Zone maps for 2004.  Very interesting.  I've been zone 5 since I can remember, now it looks like I am zone 6...

 

http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm

 

Mike

 

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