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- From: Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] More pucker than persimmons
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:40:56 -0400
Didn't get the photo, so I can't tell how big the fruit are. Sounds
fun though. I'd like to get a couple seeds if possible!
-matt
z5 se MI
On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 1:39 AM, Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com> wrote:
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> This is Sorbus domestica. Fresh from the tree it’s more puckery than a
> persimmon. Bump it to releases enzymes in it and let it sit for a few hours
> and it quickly loses the astringency and develops a flavor like rum. Used
> for juice and cider in Europe. I’ve never seen a worm in any of mine. Wood
> is so hard it can dull an axe. The post in the picture is a 2x2 stake.
> Grew them from seed that came from material from Luther Burbank. I can
> provide seed. Sent a batch to Ken Asmus at Oikos a couple of years ago, so
> he may have trees.
> -Lon Rombough
> Grapes, writing, consulting, book, The Grape Grower, at
> http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner GWA "Best Talent in Writing" 2003.
> Grape pruning video: http://www.bunchgrapes.com/dvd.html View a short, low
> resolution clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q58zFY0B1M
> A video about The Grape Grower :
> http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/18/the-grape-grower/
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[NAFEX] More pucker than persimmons,
Lon J. Rombough, 10/10/2011
- Re: [NAFEX] More pucker than persimmons, Lon J. Rombough, 10/10/2011
- Re: [NAFEX] More pucker than persimmons, Matt Demmon, 10/10/2011
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Re: [NAFEX] More pucker than persimmons,
Lawrence London, 10/10/2011
- Re: [NAFEX] More pucker than persimmons, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 10/10/2011
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