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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

I agree about Nourse. They publish a chart ranking each of their berries for 
flavor, from "fair" to "excellent". This year I don't see anything they are 
offering ranked below "good", but I have seen plants listed as "fair" in the 
past.

HOWEVER, flavor is somewhat subjective. I've found yellow raspberries to be 
sweeter and less acidic than red raspberries, and to my palette, they are a 
bit bland. Others probably prefer the less sour flavor. 

Ginda

On May 5, 2012, at 11:56 PM, fuwa fuwa usagi wrote:

> A comment about flavor.  My experience has been the people t Nourse are 
> very upfront about berry taste. Just call and ask them .  I have had them 
> tell me their favorites etc for home growing.  
> 
> Another nursery for tree fruit that seems very honest bout taste is 
> Cumberland Nurseries  out of McMinnville TN.  
> 
> In terms of raspberries I am a fall bearing bigot, but I still grow the 
> summer bearer Taylor because of its excellent taste. Hilton is another 
> exceptional variety. 
> 
> fluffy