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[Hélène Dessureault <interverbis@videotron.ca>]

Yes, it would be a good choice, they are quite nice and as large as 
commercial varieties. The only drawback is the susceptibility to a viral 
disease of the bark oozing orange sap. Disgusting looking. I clean up the 
affected part and spray Bordeau mixture, a sulphur based organic fongicide.

Hélène, zone 3-4 north of Ottawa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Lucky Pittman" <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] evans/bali cherry


> I purchased a tissue-cultured Bali(Evans) from SLN, back around 1996 - and
> Bill McK denoted its discovery by Dr. Evans in his description.
> Mine has been suckering profusely for years, with suckers popping up as 
> far
> as 40 ft away from the 'mother' plant.
> Believe I recall Bernie Nikolai relating his experience, a number of years
> back, that not all - maybe one out of three? - Evans/Bali trees would 
> sucker
> like this.
>
> It's not an acceptable selection here on the KY/TN line; blooms and bears
> too late for the bug pressures present, and bears sparingly here, at that.
> It's just been a total loser for me.
> But...photos I've seen of it in fruit, from friends in Canada, suggest 
> that
> it's really well-suited to that colder climate.  If I lived in a z4 
> setting
> or colder, I'd certainly want it in my plantings.
>
> Lucky Pittman
> Hopkinsville, KY
>
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> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Brungardt, Sam 
> (MPCA)
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 9:32 AM
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> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] evans-bali cherry
>
> I doubt this is the case.  Bali ('Evans') from St. Lawrence Nursery are on
> their own roots because they are tissue-cultured plants. -- Sam Brungardt,
> St. Paul, Minn. (Zone 4a)
>
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> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ernest Plutko
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:36 AM
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> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] evans-bali cherry
>
> As far as I can tell.  Evans are own-rooted from Canada.  Bali are
> Evans rooted on Mazzard roorstock and not as hardy.
>
>
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