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  • From: kim m <fruitgrowing101@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fort Kent King, (was Blackberries)
  • Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:41:50 -0600

Have any of you tried this selection from Veseys. It's been around for over 100 years.
It might be a good choice.
 
http://www.veseys.com/ca/en/store/fruitsberries/blackberry/balsorshardy
 
I'm going to try it here and see how well it works in this zone 3b climate.
 
Cheers
 
Kim

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Ernest Plutko <ernestplutko@wiktel.com> wrote:
Thanks, Betty.  Ernie zone 2/3

---- Original Message ----
From: bmayfield@opusnet.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fort Kent King, (was Blackberries)
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:33:47 -0700

>Ernest,
>
>St. John Valley Soil & Water Conservation District, 139 Market St.,
>Fort Kent, Maine 04743. 3 for $19. In newsletter of October 2006.
>
>Nourse Farms, 41 River Road, So. Deerfield, Maine 01373, no price
>given.
>Spring 2005 newsletter.
>
>Betty
>
>At 05:35 PM 4/14/2009, Ernest wrote:
>
>>Thanks, do you have the names of the nurseries?  I did two google
>>searches and didn't see the blackberry for sale.
>>---- Original Message ----
>>From: bmayfield@opusnet.com
>>To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fort Kent King, (was Blackberries)
>>Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:35:56 -0700
>>
>> >Ernest,
>> >
>> >Google has Fort Kent King for sale in a couple of Maine nurseries.
>> >
>> >Betty Mayfield
>> >
>> >At 02:49 PM 4/14/2009, Ernest wrote:
>> >>Fedco doesn't sell this blackberry.  Their catalog is difficult
>to
>> >>read so I called their "facilitator" for info.  Internet says
>this
>> >>blackberry is hard to buy.
>> >>
>> >>---- Original Message ----
>> >>From: jimfruth@charter.net
>> >>To: ernestplutko@wiktel.com
>> >>Subject: RE: Blackberries
>> >>Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:37:28 -0500
>> >>
>> >> >Ernest,
>> >> >    May I suggest your trying Fort Kent King blackberries.  I
>bend
>> >> >the canes down every Fall, weighting them with fence posts
>and/or
>> >> >pipes so the snow will cover them.  My eight plants, plus
>suckers,
>> >> >give me 100+ pounds of fruit per year.
>> >> >    Fort Kent King is available from FEDCO Trees, owned by
>NAFEXer
>> >> >John Bunker.
>> >> >
>> >> >Jim Fruth
>> >> >Brambleberry Farm
>> >> >Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
>> >> >For jams, jellies, syrups and more:
>> >> >www.jellygal.com
>> >> >1-877-265-6856 (Toll Free)
>> >> >1-218-831-7018 (My Cell)
>> >>
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