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On Feb 2, 2011, at 9:50 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:

>   My black raspberries are planted close to the red raspberries and  
> every time this subject is brought up I, again, wonder why anyone  
> would offer such a warning.  I have zero problems.


You must not have the virus in your area; and must have planted from  
virus free plants.

Even "virus resistant" plants on my place all go down from virus  
transmitted from wild black raspberries, which are themselves  
unaffected. Anything I plant here does fine for two or three years,  
then comes down with the virus.


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale