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[Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>]

Group:
My house is in New Jersey - the prevailing winds come from the northwest.
I. Kaki persimmons
I'm considering planting Asian persimmons (on D. virginiana rootstocks) on 
the north side of my less-than one-story house (which just a little bit 
further north, is another house - so the north side is really just the south 
side of my neighbor's property just north of my house.The tree's will be 
planted (no choice on the distance) about 8 feet from my house and about 10 
feet south of my neighbor's house.  I read that even though you get some 
winter protection, the winds run around the sides of the house, so maybe this 
makes it worst for marginally hardy trees?  I also read that bark-cracking 
can happen on the south side of the property/home in winter when directly 
exposed to sun.Will roots be a risk to the foundation of the house - this is 
not an Oak tree, etc.
Also, because of the winds rushing faster around the house, am I better-off 
just planting these trees on the east side of the house?  If I do that, they 
would be planted between 15 and 25 feet away from my house.
Lastly, 
II. Pomegranate, Fig, etc.
Will partially hardy fruit trees (like fig and 'Kazake' cv. pomegranate) be 
less likely to have their roots die, in the event that the winter is cold 
enough to kill the plant to the root crown, if they are planted just a few 
feet away from a house?  I bet that the ground surrounding the house (where 
the basement is heated, especially) is going to be a bit warmer than the 
ground would, otherwise, typically be.  


Thanks,
Steve; NJ 6b/7a