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["Mark or Helen Angermayer" <hangermayer@isp.com>]

Hi Bob,

I have some blackcaps on order for this spring, but have never grown them
yet.  In general, they're not supposed to be as hardy as thorny blackberries
and red raspberries, and also very susceptible to rust.

Nourse Farms advertises virus free plants, so I ordered a few "Jewel" for t
his spring.  They are supposedly slightly more disease resistant than other
black raspberries.  However, the Nourse catalog lists "Bristol" as a better
tasting berry.  They list Bristol, Jewel and Mac Black all as zone 5 plants.

Mark Angermayer
Zone 5 Kansas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Sorenson" <>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 10:45 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] black and purple raspberries


> I am considering a new planting of black and purple raspberries and wonder
> if someone on the list has experience with them.
> In particular can they do well in a zone 5 prone to late spring frosts?
> How is the culture compared to red rasp. and blackberries?
> Thanks and HAPPY NEW YEAR
>
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