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[Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>]

Steven, the shorter-season varieties I was referring to there are kiwis.  Blake and Exbury are two particular ones I am trying.  For pomegranates my impression is most of the hardy ones ripen early enough so season length is not as big a problem as it is with fuzzy kiwis.  Ashton's excellent book on pomegranates has good information on hardy pomegranates.

Scott

On Dec 15, 2010, at 3:47 AM, Steven Covacci wrote:

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

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.