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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] What are early-ripening temperate fruit crops (minor and major) that ripen before July in zones 5-7?
  • Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:18:55 -0500


On Feb 23, 2012, at 10:29 PM, Steven Covacci wrote:

>
>
> What are early-ripening temperate/northern fruit crops (minor and major)
> that ripen before July in zones 5-7?
> The only ones that I am aware of are:
>
> Strawberries (cultivated and wild) - in June
> Juneberries (Serviceberries, Saskatoons, etc.) - In June
> Blueberries (i.e. cv. 'Earliblue')
> [?]Black-raspberries (i.e. cv. 'Jewel' - late June?)

I live in zone 6, eastern MA. I often get red currants (Jonkeers van Tets) at
the end of June, early July. If I am organized, I sometimes can make jelly
before I go away for 4th of July.


> Secondly, what are the July-ripening fruit crops (minor and major)? Note:
> only some varieties of the following ripen in July...
>
> Sweet-cherries
> Blueberries
> Apricot
> Peaches & Nectarines
> Blackberries & Black-raspberries
> Apple
> Figs? (cv.?)
>
> Please add any you are aware of to the above two schedules.

clove currant (Crandall)
Everbearing raspberries (Fall Red)

Ginda Fisher





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