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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

There's a variety that's hardy to 3?  I thought 5 was the limit.  
R. parviflorus, thimbleberry, is a tasty relative hardy to zone 3.  We have
them at our cabin, now buried under snow.

I just checked one of those use-your-zip-code-to-find-your-USDA-zone things,
and it says the summer cabin is in zone 9.  It was only off by 5 zones...

Stephen Sadler, Ph.D.
USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8, 
Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim Fruth
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 5:32 AM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] Salmonberry

    Does anyone know of a nursery that sells Arctic Salmonberry (Rubus
spectabilis) plants?  The Oregon variety, R. spectabilia, takes zones 5 - 9.
I need one that'll thrive in zone 3.  Thanks.
-- 

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN
www.bberryfarm.com
Jams, Jellies and Syrups