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[Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com>]

I have no idea how Aomori Prefecture, at the northern end of Honshu,  
would compare with your zone 6 U.S. areas, but It had a lot of snow  
when I was there.  Brilliant orange kaki were still on some trees, or  
strung along the fronts of the farmhouses to dry.  I don't recall  
seeing any in Hokkaido, which is a bit further north.

Fuyu fruits here in Victoria, where we don't worry about cold, but  
lack of summer heat.


Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers