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["Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>]

Diane Whitehead said, "Controlling Himalayan blackberries  is a lot easier 
than controlling
some of the cultivated berries, like loganberries and 
boysenberries..........."

   Are my Boysenberries unusual?  Mine do tip-root but rarely on their own. 
There are so many people wanting plants and the only way to do it seems to 
be to dig a hole, insert the growing point and cover it.  Sure, I could bury 
whole vines to root them but I'd rather not because I enjoy the berries more 
than I enjoy selling plants.  Here in zone 3, Boysenberries make it through 
the Winter just fine so long as they get at least 2" of snow cover but I 
wish they'd make more new plants without my help.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
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