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["Erdman, James" <ErdmanJ@uwstout.edu>]

By a "north wall", do you mean a wall on the north side, facing South, or the 
north wall of a structure, facing North?
I am getting confused.
 
Jim

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of dwoodard@becon.org
Sent: Sat 1/6/2007 11:09 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Bill's choices, Actinidia kolomicta



I was thinking of a high north wall, as of a house. I suspect that a white
wall would be best.

I have *read* that A. kolomikta will fruit in part shade, such as when
grown up a not too densely leafy tree, and even prefers a little shade
(I think this may have come from the Canadian prairies, which usually get
a fair amount of sun, more than southern Ontario).

I recollect Robert Nitschke's statement that English Morello (sour cherry)
grown on a north wall  gave fruits "of a size and quality unobtainable in
full sun." He didn't say whether it gave as many fruits. I would be
inclined to doubt it.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, William C. Garthright wrote:

>
>> Someone who lives in such a climate and feels interested and adventurous 
>> could try A. kolomikta trained on a north wall.
>>
>
> Would it get enough light to set fruit? Or are you talking about a short
> wall, so that most of the plant rises above it?
>
> Sorry if the answer is obvious, since I'm quite a novice at this. I do
> understand about microclimates, though I'm not at all confident in my
> ability to judge the exact results of a particular planting location.
>