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

Jerry Lehman wrote: "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,
   Had you asked Hartmann if the used to tissue culture American 
Persimmons, you might have gotten a different answer.  I bought some of 
those zone 4 American Persimmons (I don't remember if they were tissue 
cultured or seedlings).  Anyway, none that I bought survived, probably why 
Hartmann quit doing it.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
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