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["h black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Hi Ken,   I believe it was the Washington Park arboretum.  The Sorbus trees 
(they have a good collection) are not far from the main entrance.  Hope you 
find them.     Hecctor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K Q" <kumquat@operamail.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:21 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Seattle Botanical Gardens


> Mr. Black,
>
> could you look at this link and see if one of them is the gardens you 
> speak of? Anybody else know which garden is fruit oriented in Seattle?
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2j8att
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
>
> > On Sep 21, 2007, at 8:38 AM, h black wrote:
> >
> > There are some large specimens at the Seattle Botanical Gardens.? The
> > fruit is quite beautiful.? Like a head of elderberries, maybe 10-15
> > fruits size of a cherry, some shaped like little pears with blush on
> > the cheek, some like little apples.? They're not bad tasting, but not
> > as good as a pear.? Interesting strong flavor, pear-like texture.? Tree
> > must be 40 ft.? But we've had trouble growing them in the heat of
> > middle TN.? Fungus disease and apple borers down on the trunk.?? Hector
> > Black zone 6 middle tn.
>
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