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["David Consolvo" <fruitopia@firstva.com>]

I can't answer your specific question, Betsy, but just make sure you pick 
land which 
has a broad area well below it.  I'm at 1,250 feet in a hollow, and usually 
colder 
than a small town below at 700 feet.  But on still, clear, frosty April or 
October 
mornings it is as much as 8 to 10 degrees warmer here.  That makes all the 
difference at those orchard-sensitive times.
~David Consolvo
Hungrytown, Virginia

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>
Reply-To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date:  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:51 -0500

>Hi folks,
>
>I am looking at property to establish an orchard in SW Virginia. I am up 
>on the plateau of the blue ridge area where elevations range from 2200 - 
> >3000 feet.  The area is categorized as zone 7a, however, I wonder 
>about the effect of altitude on the zones.  Can I treat a 3000 foot 
>local high still as zone 7a?  Or what about 2200 feet down at the creek 
>where cold air settles?
>
>Of course, my primary question is- can I grow D. kaki successfully in 
>the orchard ; - )
>
>Any input is appreciated.
>
>Betsy Hilborn
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