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[Rosholdt <rosholdt@erols.com>]

Let me add my congratulations on Niwot!  I have 1 plant I am trying 
out.  Due to my illness and injury, the poor thing has been 
underwatered, overrun with weeds, including vetch, and ground ivy for 
two years, and, most recently, the worst:  passiflora.  I did finally 
clear out the passiflora and anything climbing the stems and, in spite 
of our drought and the blazing heat, it is currently bearing a nice fall 
crop.  So I'd say Niwot is vigorous.

I second everything Jerry says about them (they are lanky) and they 
taste ..... wait for it .... just like Black Raspberries! :-)

Congratulations to all who assisted in this effort, my thanks to you!

Barbara Rosholdt
Central Virginia - zone 6c/7a, depending


On 9/6/2016 7:47 AM, nafex-request@lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

Congratulations on achieving the plant patent for Niwot.

We purchased 5 plants last spring and have been very pleased with it. I 
am planning to rip out the old raspberry bed of which I don't remember 
the original variety and I suspect now is primarily under performing 
seedlings. I was under the impression that Niwot would set 2 crops, an 
early summer then late fall. Quite frankly it seems to be more ever 
bearing than a duel ripening season as we have been picking fruit now 
for 60 days with many new clusters forming. Many of the berries are 
actually dual (Siamese twin) with one being larger than the other. It is 
very vigorous and I need to increase the height of the top trellis wire 
to keep the cains off the ground. Presently the top wire is about 5 feet 
and I should add another one 2 feet higher.

Again, congratulations and my fruit breeding hat is off to you.

Jerry Lehman