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Hi Jackie. I sent an article for the last issue and did not see it. Maybe I 
missed it. Thanks. Waite
On Jan 14, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Jackie wrote:

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>> Today's Topics:
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>>  1. Re:  Mulberry commercial potentials
>>     (Scott Weber and Muffy Barrett)
>>  2. Re:  Mulberry commercial potentials (Spidra Webster)
>>  3.  Hawthorns - best varieties (Steven Covacci)
>>  4. Re:  Hawthorns - best varieties (Matt Demmon)
>>  5. Re:  Mulberry commercial potentials (mIEKAL aND)
>>  6. Re:  Mulberry commercial potentials (Spidra Webster)
>>  7.  Mulberry commercial potentials (Jwlehman@aol.com)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:33:29 GMT
>> From: "Scott Weber and Muffy Barrett" <bluestem_farm@juno.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nafex] Mulberry commercial potentials
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>> I grew up with mulberries in the back yard, and although I ate loads of 
>> them I've never considered trying to grow them for market because they 
>> were always crawling with some sort of tiny insects--springtails, 
>> maybe?--and Americans are generally way too finicky to tolerate that.  I'd 
>> think that if you had a market any variety that you could harvest 
>> efficiently would work.   Good luck with it.
>> Muffy Barrett
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> , Bass Samaan  wrote:
>>> Have anyone considered Mulberry as a marketable fruit?
>>> What varieties have a potential for the fresh market in the 
>>> NorthEast?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bass Samaan
>>> Zone 6, PA
>>> www.Treesofjoy.com
>>> bassgarden@gmail.com
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:39:12 -0800
>> From: Spidra Webster <spidra@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nafex] Mulberry commercial potentials
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>> I don't know what the potential is in your region, but my brother started a
>> cottage business selling mulberries at the local farmers market. And that
>> expanded into selling mulberries to top chefs directly as well.
>> 
>> http://metromulberries.com/
>> 
>> http://www.localharvest.org/metromulberries-M24180
>> 
>> <http://www.localharvest.org/metromulberries-M24180>I know Illinois
>> Everbearing is a favorite of his.
>> 
>> 
>> Megan Lynch
>> http://www.meganlynch.net
>> 
>> <http://www.meganlynch.net>South Pasadena, CA
>> 
>> Zone 10a
>> 
>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Bass Samaan <bassgarden@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Growing up in the Mediterranean region, Mulberries were commonly sold by
>>> street fruit vendors in season, both the white and the black varieties. 
>>> The
>>> mulberry tree is so adaptable to most regions in the states, especially
>>> Morus Alba, but we still don't see this in any super market, or farm
>>> markets. Recently one of our local farm market asked me if I would know
>>> what is the name of the fruit that their Middle eastern customers refer to
>>> as "Tout" (Arabic, and Persian word for Mulberry). They said several
>>> customer have been asking for it. Asked if I can sell them fresh fruit in
>>> season.
>>> I currently grow 3 varieties, Collier, Greece, and Illinois Everbearing.
>>> Have anyone considered Mulberry as a marketable fruit?
>>> What varieties have a potential for the fresh market in the NorthEast?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Bass Samaan
>>> Zone 6, PA
>>> www.Treesofjoy.com
>>> bassgarden@gmail.com
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:29:13 -0500 (EST)
>> From: Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>
>> Subject: [nafex] Hawthorns - best varieties
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>> 
>> 
>> I'm interested in growing excellent types of hawthorns.
>> According to Ken Fern (Plants for a Future), a European species: Crataegus 
>> schraderana is exceptionally delicious.  I don't know of a source for it 
>> in the US.  Any ideas?
>> Natives: I have a seed-propgated 'Homestead' (C. x arnoldiana).  C. 
>> arnoldiana (including C. mollisa and C. submollis) are considered some of 
>> the best; perhaps for size, if not that and flavor.  C. flava is supposed 
>> to be good, along with C. succulenta. 
>> I'm getting a native Crataegus from NY - from Schlabach's Nursery known as 
>> 'Heart's Delight', which is supposedly very good.
>> Steve NJ
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:53:34 -0500
>> From: Matt Demmon <mdemmon@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nafex] Hawthorns - best varieties
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>> I don't remember the species names, but I noticed that One Green World had
>> several different groups of hawthorns for sale this time around, including
>> Mayhaw from the S. United States, Azarole from Italy, and a hawthorn from
>> China. All claimed to be hardy to z5.
>> 
>> -matt
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'm interested in growing excellent types of hawthorns.
>>> According to Ken Fern (Plants for a Future), a European species: Crataegus
>>> schraderana is exceptionally delicious.  I don't know of a source for it 
>>> in
>>> the US.  Any ideas?
>>> Natives: I have a seed-propgated 'Homestead' (C. x arnoldiana).  C.
>>> arnoldiana (including C. mollisa and C. submollis) are considered some of
>>> the best; perhaps for size, if not that and flavor.  C. flava is supposed
>>> to be good, along with C. succulenta.
>>> I'm getting a native Crataegus from NY - from Schlabach's Nursery known as
>>> 'Heart's Delight', which is supposedly very good.
>>> Steve NJ
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>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:51:03 -0600
>> From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nafex] Mulberry commercial potentials
>> To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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>> But how to grow the trees so they are easy to pick?  I have a couple
>> Russian Mulberries that I pollarded at about 4 feet and that seems
>> like it might have potential.
>> 
>> I've planted out about 20 Illinois Everbearing with the hopes of
>> making wine, but I'm hesitant to plant more until I know if there is
>> an easy way to harvest them and also if the birds will even allow me
>> to harvest anything at all.
>> 
>> ~mIEKAL
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Spidra Webster <spidra@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I don't know what the potential is in your region, but my brother started 
>>> a
>>> cottage business selling mulberries at the local farmers market. And that
>>> expanded into selling mulberries to top chefs directly as well.
>>> 
>>> http://metromulberries.com/
>>> 
>>> http://www.localharvest.org/metromulberries-M24180
>>> 
>>> <http://www.localharvest.org/metromulberries-M24180>I know Illinois
>>> Everbearing is a favorite of his.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Megan Lynch
>>> http://www.meganlynch.net
>>> 
>>> <http://www.meganlynch.net>South Pasadena, CA
>>> 
>>> Zone 10a
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Bass Samaan <bassgarden@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Growing up in the Mediterranean region, Mulberries were commonly sold by
>>>> street fruit vendors in season, both the white and the black varieties. 
>>>> The
>>>> mulberry tree is so adaptable to most regions in the states, especially
>>>> Morus Alba, but we still don't see this in any super market, or farm
>>>> markets. Recently one of our local farm market asked me if I would know
>>>> what is the name of the fruit that their Middle eastern customers refer 
>>>> to
>>>> as "Tout" (Arabic, and Persian word for Mulberry). They said several
>>>> customer have been asking for it. Asked if I can sell them fresh fruit in
>>>> season.
>>>> I currently grow 3 varieties, Collier, Greece, and Illinois Everbearing.
>>>> Have anyone considered Mulberry as a marketable fruit?
>>>> What varieties have a potential for the fresh market in the NorthEast?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Bass Samaan
>>>> Zone 6, PA
>>>> www.Treesofjoy.com
>>>> bassgarden@gmail.com
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>> Message: 6
>> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:55:13 -0800
>> From: Spidra Webster <spidra@gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nafex] Mulberry commercial potentials
>> To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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>> Apparently he grows them as espaliered trees. I don't get along well with
>> my brother so I haven't asked him about it all despite the fact that we
>> both love growing fruit trees.
>> 
>> 
>> Megan Lynch
>> http://www.meganlynch.net
>> 
>> South Pasadena, CA
>> Zone 10a
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM, mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> But how to grow the trees so they are easy to pick?  I have a couple
>>> Russian Mulberries that I pollarded at about 4 feet and that seems
>>> like it might have potential.
>>> 
>>> I've planted out about 20 Illinois Everbearing with the hopes of
>>> making wine, but I'm hesitant to plant more until I know if there is
>>> an easy way to harvest them and also if the birds will even allow me
>>> to harvest anything at all.
>>> 
>>> ~mIEKAL
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:45:11 -0500 (EST)
>> From: Jwlehman@aol.com
>> Subject: [nafex] Mulberry commercial potentials
>> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>> Message-ID: <8c29.3e44cb62.3e22d0f7@aol.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>> 
>> In a message dated 1/11/2013 4:58:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>> qazingulaza@gmail.com writes:
>> 
>>> I've planted out about 20 Illinois Everbearing with the hopes of making 
>>> wine, but I'm hesitant to plant more until I know if there is an easy way 
>>> to 
>>> harvest them and also if the birds will even allow me to harvest anything 
>>> at all.
>>> 
>> 
>> The big problem with Illinois Everbearing is the long ripening period with 
>> low crop yield at any one time making it difficult to collect large enough 
>> quantities for processing. The answer has to be a large number of trees. 
>> For 
>> one thing large enough to feed all the birds as well as collect fruit. 
>> Illinois Everbearing is a fantastic fruit. Better than any pure black I've 
>> ever 
>> tasted and I've tasted many.  
>> 
>> We collect fruits from our Black Mulberry trees by spreading bed sheets 
>> under the trees then using long poles shake the limbs. Then float out the 
>> bugs 
>> and use. There will still be a little protein in the cobbler, but after 
>> cooking who cares.  Mulberry/raspberry cobbler or pie....YUM YUM.
>> 
>> Oh, we don't pick off the stems. Also don't leave the sheets under the 
>> tree 
>> very long as they also collect bird droppings. 
>> 
>> Jerry
>> 
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