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Someone who lives in such a climate and feels interested and adventurous 
could try A. kolomikta trained on a north wall.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, William C. Garthright wrote:

> > I'm not on the great plains, but I am in the midwest in a climate that
> > also feels some wild fluctuations of temperature.  I've had A.
> > kolomicta for probably 12 or more years, and while it's had lots of
> > flowers I've only tasted 2 fruits.  I don't think it minds a sudden
> > drop in temperature--that is what they experience in Siberia in the
> > fall.  The problem here is that they break dormancy very easily, start
> > growing and blooming early and almost always get nailed by a late frost.
>
> That's the main reason I didn't think the hardy kiwi would do well here.
> We frequently get unusually warm weather in late winter or early spring.
> Last year, it was in the 80's for pretty much the entire first week of
> April, then it got cold again.
>
> Bill
> Lincoln, NE (Zone 5)