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[Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>]

*Scott Smith:  Interesting.  What are the supposedly shorter-season varieties of pomegranate that you're now trying?

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Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:29:17 -0500
From: Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Zone Range Limit (6/7): Date-Palm, Pomegranate,
	Strawberry-Tree, Fuzzy Kiwi, Kaki, OTHERS?
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I'm at the 6B/7A border in MD .. usually the lowest low each year is in the -2F 
to 2F range.

Hardy pomegranates - two years of very minor dieback
Fuzzy kiwi - 8 years, no dieback.  Main problem is too-short season for fruit 
maturity, trying several supposedly shorter-season varieties now.


On Dec 8, 2010, at 2:09 AM, Steven Covacci wrote:

> 
> This thread concerns Zones 6a through 7a...
> 
> Zone Range Limit: Date-Palm, Pomegranate, Strawberry-Tree, Fuzzy-Kiwi, 
Japanese Persimmon, & other??? semi-hardy subtropics (Zones 6a through 7a)
> 
> WITHOUT (much) winter protection, how far have you been able to push the USDA 
zone range limit for the following fruit types?