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- From: Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>
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- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:10:26 -0500
Melissa, I had two Black Pearls and both died to the roots and my low was
only about 4F that year which is zone 7. So, zone 6 is a long ways off, I
would put Black Pearl in 7B or 8A.
I am testing many of the new Oregon releases for hardiness; thus far the only
hardy one for me is Metolius but it produced poor tasting fruit in my
climate. In your zone 5 I expect none of the western trailing varieties will
be hardy and I would recommend growing Triple Crown instead. Its not as good
as Marion but it is still a delicious berry both fresh and cooked.
Scott z7a MD
On Mar 7, 2011, at 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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[NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?,
Melissa Kacalanos, 03/07/2011
- Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?, Caren Kirk, 03/07/2011
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Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?,
Scott Smith, 03/07/2011
- Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?, Michele Stanton, 03/07/2011
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Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?,
Michael Dossett, 03/07/2011
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Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?,
Melissa Kacalanos, 03/07/2011
- Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?, Michael Dossett, 03/07/2011
- Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?, Scott Smith, 03/08/2011
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Re: [NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?,
Melissa Kacalanos, 03/07/2011
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[NAFEX] source for 'Black Pearl' blackberry?,
Melissa Kacalanos, 03/07/2011
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