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[Michael Nave <jmichaelnave@yahoo.com>]

My experience with Stark is that they exaggerate a
great deal and occasionally misrepresent facts. Here
is a deliberate misuse of a photo:

http://www.starkbros.com/access?action=product&productID=8909&collection=0

The photo on this webpage is used to represent
Colossal chestnuts. In fact, the photo is a photo of
Dunstan Revival chestnuts. The photo was taken at the
Chestnut Hill nursery in Florida. It has no
relationship to the Colossal chestnut.You can see the
same photo being used on the Chestnut Hill Nursery
website:

http://www.chestnuthilltreefarm.com/page7.html

Stark also says that Recommended Hardiness Zone Range
for Colossal seedlings is from zones 4-8. This is odd
because the original Colossal tree grows in zone 9 and
hundreds of Colossal seedlings grow in zone 9.
Additionally, Colossal has suffered dieback and death
in zone 5. I am not aware of anyone who has
successfully grown it in zone 4.

Always beware of anything you see in a Stark catalog,
even the photos.



--- Jim Fruth <jfruth@tds.net> wrote:

> Bill,
>     From my experiences with Stark Brothers, if they
> say a plant is hardy to 
> zone 5, eg., it is probably zone 4 hardy.  If I were
> you, I'd try their fig. 
> I do hope you'll report back to us with your
> results.
> 
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
> www.bberryfarm.com
> (218)568-8483 [Store]
> (218)831-7018 [My Cell]
> 
> It seems that Stark Bro's is exaggerating a bit,
> since most of you
> mentioned troubles with figs even in Zone 6. I'm
> trying to think of a
> good location, but I don't think I'd have a
> microclimate that would make
> much difference. On the other hand, it's generally
> hot and sunny - and
> dry - here in the summer, so I might be able to
> ripen figs. Hmm,...
> that's if a late freeze didn't put the kibosh on the
> whole thing.
> 
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