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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

Jay, My Autumn Olive blossoms survive minor frosts to produce fruit, but if it flowers too early, then there are not enough active pollinators.  If the frost is too hard, then there will be substantially less fruit as well.  Perhaps this year, you might want to try some hand pollination in a specific area of a plant to see if the issue is pollination.

I keep track of 4 wild trees and have found that some do not fruit every year, while others will fruit heavily one year then not another.  I do not know the cause of this, just sharing the observation.



--- On Mon, 1/31/11, Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com> wrote:

From: Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Goumi
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 3:04 PM

Martha,

I'm in NM at 7000 ft. My impression is that Goumi is not cold hardy enough for where I am. Maybe it would work at 5000. I have Autumn Olive but it almost never sets any fruit.  It's at least 10 years old. I brought in a second plant in case cross pollination is an issue. I wonder if it's flowering too early in the spring.

Regards,

Jay

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On 1/31/2011 12:26 PM, Martha Davis wrote:

I have tasted ripe Goumi fruit in July at Whitman Farms Lucile Whitman's Nursery in Salem Oregon.  There were sweet tart somewhat reminiscent of very ripe pie cherries. I liked the flavor  and having it in a nitrogen producing plant is great.  Mine haven't fruited yet I only got around to planting a pollinator last summer. Very fragrant tubular flowers in early spring.

Martha

High elevation New Mexico the land of microclimates

USDA Zone 5/6 depending on which reliable source you believe.

Heat zone 2, with most summer nights in the 50ties. 

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