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["Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch_mnd@dataone.in>]

Dear Scot,

Kaphal season will start in from 15 May.  I shall very gladly send the seeds 
to you.  Of course, you will  have to remind me at that time.

Chiranjit
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Smith" <scott@cs.jhu.edu>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:36 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Yumberry, Myrica rubra


> >
> I have eaten this fruit in China and it is very good - I ate a whole
> bowl of them without stopping.  They are fairly tart, and have a
> unique texture of little "tubes" all coming from the seed which gives
> it a very satisfying bite.
>
> I saw the recent nice CRFG article which pointed out that Sheffields
> stocks the seeds.  The tree needs lots of heat and humidity so Florida
> is about the only place in the US where is adapted.
>
> If you don't get the CRFG article there was a shorter article in the
> NY Times also by Karp (registration but no payment required I believe):
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/dining/12yumb.html
>
> Chiranjit, the "kaphal" (myrica nagi) you mention from India sounds
> potentially much better adapted for the US than the myrica rubra, but
> there don't seem to be any seeds available here.
>
> Scott
>
> > Yesterday I spotted a bottle containing yumberry juice at the local
> > supermarket.  Apparently this juice just became available in the US
> > last year and has now been added to some commercial products.
> >
> >   Also called wax myrtle, a google shows that this is Myrica rubra,
> > called Yang Mei berry in/from China.
> >
> >   Does anyone grow this one?  Are there sources of plants or seeds
> > in the US?  I'm not interested in growing as it would be too much of
> > a challenge here, but am curious if this is a developing crop in the
> > US and if anyone has experience with it.
> >
> >   Thanks
> >
> >   John
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