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- From: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:22:53 -0700 (PDT)
I'd heard that peaches are subject to every disease and pest out there, so
I'd resolved not to bother with them. Then my neighbor had to go and tell me
about her friend's completely neglected peach tree, which produced oodles of
delicious fruit for no effort at all. So now I'm thinking peaches again.
Should someone talk me out of this? I'm in zone 5a, and have heavy clay soil
(although it's on a slope, so water doesn't sit on it.) I'm thinking either
'Reliance' or 'Fingerlakes S.H.' on standard rootstock might have a chance.
Does anyone recommend one over the other? Or recommend a different cold-hardy
peach? Or maybe I should stick with trouble-free stuff like mulberries.
In other news, my one blooming plum tree is shivering in the cold today.
These silly Prunus species.
Melissa
zone 5, central NY
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[NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash,
Ernest Plutko, 04/08/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash,
Matt Demmon, 04/08/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash, R Chirumbole, 04/09/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash,
Melissa Kacalanos, 04/09/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash, loneroc, 04/10/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash, Kieran and/or Donna, 04/16/2010
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[NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5,
Melissa Kacalanos, 04/09/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5, Brungardt, Sam (MPCA), 04/09/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5,
Brungardt, Sam (MPCA), 04/09/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5, william Eggers, 04/09/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5, Naomi Counides, 04/09/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5,
Douglas Woodard, 04/09/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5, Kieran and/or Donna, 04/16/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] pondering peaches in zone 5, Ginda Fisher, 04/10/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash,
Dale Burkholder, 04/09/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash,
Road's End Farm, 04/09/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash, Hilborn . E, 04/09/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash,
Road's End Farm, 04/09/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] off topic--pumpkins squash,
Matt Demmon, 04/08/2010
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