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  • From: Jonathan Storvick <jstorvick@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Figs and Pomegranates for the Mid-Atlantic - looking forinfo
  • Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 23:52:38 -0400

Or is it best to root the cuttings? This is one I haven't done yet.

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Jonathan Storvick <jstorvick@gmail.com>wrote:

> Scott & Lee - thanks - I had thought of ARS but hadn't checked there yet.
> Any thoughts on suitable rootstocks?
>
> Cheers,
> Jonathan
>
>
> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Lee Sharp <leesharp@cableone.net> wrote:
>
>> To get free pomegranate cutting:
>> Search:www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=53-06-20-00
>> Next click on link displayed for: Tree Fruit & Nut Crop etc
>> Next scroll down and click on Punica/Pomegranates
>> At bottom of pomegranate listing are instructions for ordering cuttings
>> Lee
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jonathan Storvick" <jstorvick@gmail.com>
>> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 10:10 PM
>> Subject: [NAFEX] Figs and Pomegranates for the Mid-Atlantic - looking
>> forinfo
>>
>>
>> > I'm looking for some region-specific info -
>> >
>> > First - pruning figs for commercial production - in temperate climates
>> > (ie.
>> > the mid-Atlantic, northern VA in particular) figs tend to grow as
>> > multi-stem
>> > shrubs rather than single-trunk trees, what would be the best way to
>> prune
>> > these?
>> >
>> > Second - given adequate microclimate and frost protection, what might be
>> > the
>> > best pomegranate cultivars or varieties to grow here? We're in zone 6/7
>> > (depending on who's hardiness map you're looking at). Also looking for
>> > possible sources of scion wood for research purposes.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Jonathan Storvick
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