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[Caren Kirk <quirky@videotron.ca>]

 Melissa, I am glad you found some blackebrries to inspire you. I dream 
of blackberry hedgerows back in the UK and picking the tart, flavoursome 
fruit as we walked past. I depressed myself last night by trying to make 
an apple and blackberry pie with some guatemalan blackberries I found 
cheap at the supermarket. No depth of flavour at all.

I think I have "perron" growing in my yard, which wasn't bad last 
summer. Roll on the good weather so we can start tasting some real fruit 
from our own plants again!

Unfortunately Black Pearl would not be hardy enough for me to try, I 
hope you manage to get hold of one and good luck with the trial.

Regards,

Caren
St. Jerome, QC

On 3/7/2011 9:20 AM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote:
> After thinking for years that blackberries were pointlessly flavorless, I 
> finally tried some 'Marion' blackberry jam, and now I see the point. 
> Delicious!
>
> 'Marion' is zone 7, and I'm not foolish enough to try growing it here in zone 
> 5. However, the new cultivar 'Black Pearl' supposedly tastes almost the same, 
> and is reputed to be zone 6, and I might be foolish enough to try that. 
> However, the only source I see for it is Raintree, and their minimum shipping 
> is rather a lot for just one plant. Is anyone else selling it, maybe closer 
> to NY state?
>
> Or, does anyone have an extra plant to spare? I could trade plants from my 
> small fruit collection, or my larger collection of culinary herbs.
>
> Melissa
> zone 5, central NY, under yet another foot of snow as of last night.
>
>
>
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