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  • From: kim m <fruitgrowing101@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Chums and sweet cherries in the north
  • Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:27:00 -0600

Hi This will help.
 
http://www.dnagardens.com/catalogue.htm#chum
 
Cheers
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Ernest Plutko <ernestplutko@wiktel.com> wrote:
What is a chum?

---- Original Message ----
From: 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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