I'm not on the great plains, but I am in the midwest in a climate that also feels some wild fluctuations of temperature. I've had A. kolomicta for probably 12 or more years, and while it's had lots of flowers I've only tasted 2 fruits. I don't think it minds a sudden drop in temperature--that is what they experience in Siberia in the fall. The problem here is that they break dormancy very easily, start growing and blooming early and almost always get nailed by a late frost.
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