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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Thanks, both of you.  I am more interested in width than height.  Any 
comments?

thanks,
Ginda

On Apr 2, 2011, at 8:32 AM, Anton Callaway wrote:

> Bob,
> 
> For what it's worth, I've got one that's two years old here in Zone 8 in 
> central North Carolina.  I has shown little sign of disease. It is growing 
> slowly and has not yet bloomed.  It's about 102 cm (40 inches) tall now.  
> It was about 13 centimeters tall when I planted it.
> 
> Anton
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Bors <bob.bors@usask.ca>
>> Sent: Apr 2, 2011 12:54 AM
>> To: 'North American Fruit Explorers' <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Carmine Jewel size?
>> 
>> In Saskatchewan they are 6 to 8 feet tall and start producing when around 4
>> or 5ft.  For us that is about 4 years under ideal conditions.
>> We have only 100 frost free days. Once they come into heavy production they
>> only get a few inches taller each year.
>> You are 4 hardiness zones warmer. Maybe they will grow faster and taller 
>> for
>> you? Hopefully they will be adapted to your region.
>> They've only been widely tested in zones 2 or 3 (Canada Zones), and we 
>> don't
>> know how far south they can be grown. 
>> 
>> Bob Bors
>> U of Sask.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
>> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ginda Fisher
>> Sent: April-01-11 4:13 PM
>> To: NAFEX Fruit Explorers
>> Subject: [NAFEX] Carmine Jewel size?
>> 
>> So, after all the glowing recommendations of Carmine Jewel, I bought some
>> this winter, and I expect them to arrive soon.  Any idea how big they get
>> when mature?  I guess I'm especially interested in how wide they get, and
>> how close I can plant them to other stuff, like my back door and my tomato
>> pots.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ginda
>> Eastern MA, zone 6
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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