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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

> Are there other fruits people would recommend for those who are just 
> starting and want fast fruit?


Well, as I mentioned in another post, my Superior plum produced fruit 
one year after planting. And not just a little bit, either - the 
branches were just solid fruit before I thinned them a bit (and the same 
again this year).

Most of my gooseberries took two years to produce more than a handful of 
fruit, except for the Hinnonmaki Yellow. That one has grown the least, 
staying MUCH smaller than the others, but it was a solid mass of berries 
one year after planting, and again the past two years. It's just 
incredible how many berries it produces.

Grapes seem to be great for producing fruit right away, too. And 
strawberries, of course.

Bill

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