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["Rodney" <reveland@collinscom.net>]

What climate zone are these yellow raspberries growing in? What zones do you 
think they will adapt to (just a guess is fine)? Do you think they might 
spread like wildfire in places like Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington? Also how 
large are the canes? Also as it is tasty, does it taste like most 
raspberries? I ask this because you say the people in the area where it 
grows aren't interested in propagating it. Do you think the reason might be 
that they don't care for the flavor, don't have any private property of 
their own, lack knowledge of the potential for making money, or whatever? 
Why don't you try naming it with a commmon name and try patenting it like an 
American company would? Thanks

> In raspberries, there is a very tasty yellow fruited raspberry, Rubus 
> ellipticus which grows wild in the Himalayan 
> mid-hills......................

> There are, of course, some disadvantages like large sized bushes and 
> presence of small thorns, but these problems can be solved by selecting 
> some better strains..........

> Very truly yours,

> Dr.Chiranjit Parmar
> Horticultural Consultant of Lesser Known Indian Fruits
> www.lesserknownindianplants.com