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[Betty Mayfield <bmayfield@opusnet.com>]

Ernest,

Yes, I have had much experience here in northwest Oregon. My 
next-door neighbor said that her grandmother planted it about 1919. 
Since then it has spread to the wooded hill behind us both and down 
onto my property, where I have to cut down and burn a huge pile of 
long canes every year. And every year the 20-30-foot canes come right back.

The berries are big, but blah in flavor. If you want a berry almost 
as good as the little wild blackberries, grow Cascade for pies and 
jelly.  One thing, it is so juicy that I make little individual pies 
instead of trying to slice a big one. That way everyone gets an equal 
share of juice. Oh, yes, I serve them with a fork and a spoon to get 
every drop of juice!

Betty Mayfield
on the Columbia River in Oregon

At 02:02 PM 4/21/2008, Ernest wrote:
> Anyone have experience with Himalayan blackberry?  What is the
> quality of the berry?  I understand it is a pest on the West coast.
>
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