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["loneroc" <loneroc@countryspeed.com>]

I meant--away from foot paths or traffic.  I've broken a lot of branches by 
bumping them.  My only plant is maybe 10ft tall.  It's in part shade and 
flowers regularly.  I've never had any nuts/seeds.  Maybe it's self-sterile.

Steve H, SW WI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mIEKAL aND" <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Yellowhorn


> Steve
>
> This is great news, cuz I'll never get as cold as you.  What do you mean 
> by
> locate carefully? & how big is your tree after 10 years?  Supposedly the 
> get
> 20 feet high.
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
>
> On Sat, May 21, 2011 at 7:50 AM, loneroc <loneroc@countryspeed.com> wrote:
>
> > I have had a Yellowhorn (Xanthocerus sorbifolius) here in the ground for
> > ten
> > years.  It's been a pretty slow grower but it has experienced temps
> > below -40 C/F with no damage at all.  Locate them carefully.  The wood is
> > extremely brittle.
> >
> > loneroc, SW WI  USDA zone 3/4
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mIEKAL aND" <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
> > To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 9:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Spring Report on Pushing Zone Boundaries
> >
> >
> > > Curious if anyone is growing Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium) in 
> > > Zone
> > > 4?
> > > I have a bunch of them in pots that I can never decide whether I should
> > > put
> > > them in the ground or not.  Some websites list as Zone 4 but I'lve also
> > > seen
> > > listed at Zone 6.
> > >
> > > ~mIEKAL
> > > *
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