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I haven't been able to keep them alive here in sw Wisconsin.  Each
year I plant a few and the following spring they are dead.  They're
supposed to be cold hardy so not sure what the issue is.  I have a few
of the One Green World variety and debating whether to sacrifice those
or keep them in pots.

~mIEKAL



On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Hansen,Richard Dean
<rdhans01@louisville.edu> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> They are incredibly easy to grow.  The only cultivar I am aware of is 
> crimson star and I believe One Green World and Raintree Nursery carry them.
>
> They are fairly productive but the BIRDS LOVE THEM! Even the goldfinches 
> eat the green ones!  My experience is that they must be netted or planted 
> by the hundreds to get any fruit. I eat if right off the bush.  The bush is 
> not very attractive, but vigorous. You should have no problem. It is also 
> easy to root by airlayering, by my experience.
>
> Richard
> Zone 6b-7