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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflj@bellsouth.net>]

On 1/7/2012 11:07 PM, Idell Weydemeyer wrote:
> Some autumn olive are much tastier than others. Some are very
> tart/astringent and others are sweet. I have 5 named varieties, one unnamed
> one  and one that is evergreen. My two favorites are Charles's Gold and the
> evergreen one that I have named Florence Strange for the woman who gave it
> to me. All but 1 of the named varieties are from Hidden Springs nursery in
> Tennessee--but they are phasing them out since they are considered a pest in
> that area. Mine, However, have never set one seedling and I have had them
> for at least 12-15 years. I live in the dry west in near the coast in
> northern California.

Thanks very much for this information, Idell. I will contact HS to 
purchase the variety you recommended. Also, I would be satisfied to have 
a wild variety shown in the video I posted a link to. I imagine that 
came from the upper midwest, maybe Wisconsin.

Found this  with a Google search:

Order Plants - Hidden Springs Nursery
www.hiddenspringsnursery.com/plants.html
In Spring, they have pretty bell-shaped flowers and,in Fall, the foliage 
is a .... "Celeste" (also called TN Mountain) - medium to small fruit 
with a tasty rose pulp. ...
Contact - Hidden Springs Nursery
www.hiddenspringsnursery.com/contact.html
Address Hidden Springs Nursery 170 Hidden Springs Lane Cookeville, TN 
38501. Email (the best way to reach us) 
hiddenspringsnursery@hotmail.com. Web ...
Hidden Springs Nursery
www.hiddenspringsnursery.com/
At Hidden Springs Nursery, our primary objective is not to make huge 
profits, but to provide plants we feel good about and to make an honest, 
simple living.
Place page - Write a review
        170 Hidden Springs Lane  Cookeville, TN 38501-9178
(931) 268-2592