permaculture

[Richard Morris <webmaster@pfaf.org>]

> From: Charles Knoles <charles@growfood.org>
> Subject: [permaculture] Re: permaculture Digest, Vol 10, Issue 5
>
> I have to echo mIEKAL aND's take on Sea buckthorns.  I've planted them here 
> in Iowa (zone 5, heavy clay soil) and they grow but don't produce 
> fruit.   All the local fruit freaks have sworn off them including Tom Wahl 
> who says he will never plant one again.
>
> Looking at their native range though I would guess that this is due to the 
> heavy clay soil rather than the cold. 

Not sure if its the heavy clay, we have a very nice very producting
couple of trees on our Blagdon site which has one of the heviest clay
soils about and very wet as well, neutral pH. It is a bit milder than 
yours prob zone 7. Actually our second best growing tree after the alders.

        Rich

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