| I've had Illinois Everbearing winterkill more than once here in the colder portion of Zone 5. Typically, it makes overly vigorous growth -- four feet or more in a season -- which then dies back, or the whole tree dies. I'm grafting some this spring onto some wild seedlings and I'll try growing them under leaner conditions to toughen them up for winter. Lee Reich, PhD Books by Lee Reich: Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden A Northeast Gardener's Year The Pruning Book Weedless Gardening On Aug 22, 2005, at 10:15 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote: Does anyone have luck with growing Illinois Everbearing in zone 4 or is that pushing the envelope too much? I've planted a couple over the years but they've winterkilled. |
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