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["Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>]

Hi Steve,  Hidden springs  Nursery has M nigra var Noire of Spain, but it's 
in the greenhouse.  Not reliably hardy here.  Hector black  zone 6 middle 
tn. Where average winters are zero, but it can get -10 in severe years.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Covacci" <filtertitle@aol.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 5:39 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Morus nigra (black mulberry) - survive USDA zone 6b? 
andsource?


> Group:
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> I'm looking for a source for Morus nigra.  I can't find a US nursery. 
> More importantly, as a continued discussion from before...  Do you think 
> that M. nigra will survive (long-term) in USDA zone 6b (northeast: NJ), 
> where it can go down to -10 F. for a night or two?
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> If not, would it survive with a practical extent of winter-protection?
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> Thanks,
> Steve
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> USDA zone 6b/7a; New Jersey
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