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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

I've had horrible luck with korean bush cherries.  I haven't grown
that selected variety but all of my bushes languished for years,
barely produced any fruit, & when they did, tho the fruit was larger
than Nankings, they didn't compare to the flavor of Nanking.

~mIEKAL

On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Devin Smith <dvidedevo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The book Edible Forest Gardensmakes mention of a cultivar of large fruited 
> japanese bush cherry called "nakai" about which I have been able to find 
> little other information and no suppliers. Apparently, it has fruits that 
> approach 2 inches in diameter. PFAF gives the only other useful information 
> I have been able to find about it, and according to Ken Fern, it is 
> extremely dwarf, growing only a foot and half high, compared to typical 
> japonica seedlings that are more like a nanking in stature. He also claims 
> the fruit is very large (50 mm) Here's the PFAF link for those who may be 
> interested.http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+japonica+nakai
>
> Does anyone grow "nakai" bush cherries? Can you corroborate any of this 
> information? Any idea where this plant can be acquired? thanks,
>
> -Devin Smith
> Rockingham, VT
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