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["Brungardt, Sam (MPCA)" <Sam.Brungardt@state.mn.us>]

Jim are you sure your Evans are grafted?  The Evans trees sold by St. 
Lawrence Nurseries as 'Bali' are tissue-cultured plants on their own roots.  
I have not had any trouble with my tree hardening off here in St. Paul 
(granted, our winter temps are not as severe as where you live).  But I guess 
what you are saying is that you feel that you'd have less trouble if the 
plants were grown as bushes with multiple stems. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul, 
MN (USDA Zone 4b)

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org 
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim Fruth
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:51 AM
To: NAFEX
Subject: [NAFEX] Evans Cherry Bushes

    Evans Cherry trees are unhappy in my climate.  The 3' boles fail to 
harden off upon the onset of Winter so I am encouraging adventitious growth 
from just above the graft.  Sometimes just scraping off a bit of outer bark 
will encourage new growth - it doesn't work every time, unfortunately - I 
wish I had thought to do the same to peaches that failed.

Jim Fruth
4002 Davis Street
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
1-218-831-7018 (My Cell)


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