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  • From: John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fruits with strange(?) flowers
  • Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:35:26 -0700 (PDT)

Jim, that may be an issue in your area, but I can assure you that the flowers here (P. incarnata) get a lot of attention from the bees - constant, loyal attention.  I get plenty of fertile seed in my fruits, just not much worthwhile eating quality.



--- On Fri, 8/21/09, Jim Fruth <jimfruth@charter.net> wrote:

From: Jim Fruth <jimfruth@charter.net>
Subject: [NAFEX] Fruits with strange(?) flowers
To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 9:16 AM

    The trouble with growing passion fruit, P incarnata, and other fruits
not native to this area is the strangeness of the flowers.  The pollinators
here don't recognize them as sources of nectar and/or pollen.  Consequently,
they don't get pollinated unless I do it by hand or the wind does it.

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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