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["Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>]

Tried Pequot twice.  Both plantings didn't make it through Winter. 
Black raspberries aren't hardy enough.  The mystery black raspberries
I bought for a bottle of whiskey did make it through the first Winter
with no die-off and are thriving.

---- Original Message ----
From: jimfruth@charter.net
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Pequot Black Raspberry
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 08:34:15 -0500

>Michael Dossett wrote, "For what its worth, the only planting I've
>seen of 
>Pequot here in Oregon does not look very good.  It's on a site with
>moderate 
>verticillium pressure and the plants have declined very fast, in fact
>I 
>think the only live floricanes I saw on it was the first spring after
>the 
>plants were established."
>
>
>    I am not surprised.  Pequot Black Raspberry is a cold-hardy
>plant.  It 
>does not do well in warmer climates.  It seems to need sub-zero
>(Fahrenheit) 
>temperatures to thrive.
>
>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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