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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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