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  • From: "Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Chums and sweet cherries in the north
  • Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:58:16 -0500

How cold does it get in winter where you are? Are there names for
Univ of Sask cherries? How do they bear?

---- Original Message ----
From: quirky@videotron.ca
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Chums and sweet cherries in the north
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:21:59 -0400

>Hello
>
>As a novice backyard fruit grower whose intention is to provide as
>much of our own produce and variety for my 3 growing hungry boys, I'm
>continuously evaluating new things to fill up my yard with.
>
>I've got a selection of raspberries, strawberries, 2 blackberries, an
>amelanchier, hardy kiwis, and an apple tree with 2 more on the way.
>Still deliberating over getting one or 2 pear trees.
>
>I've also got 2 U of Saskatchewan cherries, but since I am a
>self-confessed cherry addict, I was thinking about trying a sweet.
>I've seen Biga and Binga available up here in Quebec, also Mazza
>cherries (Mazy and Maza), as well as the old standards Stella and
>Lapins which I am worried about not being hardy enough.
>
>I am also still undecided about plums, mainly because I don't think
>with all the rest of the fruit that I have enough space for 2.
>
>So I read about chums, never seen or tasted one, sounds interesting
>as they're smaller than the plums, also less work potentially.
>
>If anyone has any advice on chums versus plums and sweet cherries
>for the north ( Ag Can Z4b/ 5), I would appreciate it.
>
>I guess I should really ask this in another post but I am also
>thinking of planting blueberries this year. Are Polaris and Northsky
>good choices for a smaller garden?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Caren Kirk
>Quebec
>
>






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