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[Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>]

Dear Group:


Does planting a tree/shrub near a home that is marginally hardy to your 
region confer a significant degree of winter-protection.  I live in zone 
6b/7a and would like to experiment with growing a black mulberry (Morus 
nigra) and a cold-hardy cultivar of pomegranate.  I can plant these 5' from 
my house.  


Would the ground that is a few feet away from my house be a bit warmer?  If 
so, this could be a good thing in case the temperature drops low-enought to 
kill the trees above the crown, that perhaps, the root-system would survive.


Thanks, 
Steve