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[Jwlehman@aol.com]

In a message dated 3/10/2008 9:43:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jfruth@tds.net writes:

>   Hartmann Plant Company is tissue culturing Diospyros virginiana recommended for zone 4. 


Hi Jim,

I just called Hartmann Plant Co. and was told they are not tissue culturing D. virginiana, the American persimmon. I wish that were true. Then we could tissue culture selected varieties as persimmon rootstock.

Where did you get that information? Was it another nursery?  

Jerry Lehman 



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