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[Henry <treehugger53ah@yahoo.com>]

Richard,

Is there a nursery that sells the trees from Norris Dam?

--Henry


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On Wed, 12/28/16, Richard Moyer <ramoyer@gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: [nafex] Jujube
 To: "nafex" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
 Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 11:04 PM
 
 The recommendation I received was to
 plant trees known to fruit in a
 climate similar to your own, particularly during times of
 pollen shedding.
 
 There are many jujube cultivars from various parts of the
 far east, which
 have had many long years to adapt to microclimates within
 their native
 range.
 
 The majority of my trees are from the Norris Dam planting
 several counties
 west of me, where about 50 cultivars were planted about 70
 years ago, and I
 have rooted suckers from the survivors with good quality
 fruit.
 
 We get thousands of fruit per tree per year from the
 above.  Compared to
 dozens per tree from Li or Lang, in a good year for
 them.  All planted in
 the same row.  I can't explain why, other than to
 repeat what I've heard
 (and now observed), that certain jujubes fruit MUCH better
 in some places
 than others.
 
 If someone is aware of certain cultivars which fruit heavily
 and regularly
 in a wide variety of settings throughout the US, including
 arid and humid,
 please chime in.
 
 Thanks,
 Richard
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