To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] talk by Lee Reich this October
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:19:30 -0500
Here are the two presentations that I will be giving at Olbrich Gardens
in Madison,WI on October 9th and 10th, 2005, each day at 6:30 pm...
POMONA'S SECRETS: HARDY, DELECTABLE, PEST-FREE FRUITS: Meet some
fruits, such as shipova, medlar, Nanking cherry, and lingonberry, that
are not well-known, but have delectable flavors and are easy to grow
and cold-hardy. The fruits covered are generally free of pest problems,
so can be grown without spraying. Many require no more than a little,
or no, pruning. And if that's not enough: some of the fruits
covered—hardy kiwifruit, juneberry, and cornelian cherry, for
example—are borne on ornamental plants so are perfect for "edible
landscaping."
SPECIAL PRUNING TECHNIQUES: A slide lecture about pleaching,
pollarding, and creating standards and espaliers. These four pruning
techniques make a bold statement in the landscape and have a practical
side as well. We will cover the ornamental and practical uses of these
techniques, the steps involved in creating them, and the plants
appropriate for such techniques.