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To: Diana in Wisconsin
9 Best Fruit Plants to Grown in Your Garden:

I grow most of the items on the list. Peaches and figs are out of the question in zone 4. On the other hand, I get loads of production of red currants and plums. I ate both of those today from last year's harvest.

10 posted on 03/12/2022 7:16:14 AM PST by Wissa (The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.)
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To: Wissa

Gooseberries are good too, especially made into,juice.


14 posted on 03/12/2022 7:22:31 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Wissa

We had problems with our Currants being too near White Pine. They share a disease that effects the currant leaves; Pine Blister Rust. Ouch!

We moved them along our driveway and the wildlife is liking them. I harvest what I can. ;)

My plum (Mount Royal; self-pollinator) were FABULOUS last year, and plentiful.

I am on my third replacement cherry tree (North Star) so it can cross with the other one I already have. Same with the peach, but this will be the second replacement. (Contender)

Puppies chewed on the cherry before I noticed, and the steer (who escaped one day) used the peach as a back-scratcher and broke it.

THIS is why we can’t have nice things, LOL!


40 posted on 03/12/2022 10:40:02 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Wissa

We’re Zone 4, though most maps put us 5, and have a bearing peach. We often loose stuff that is supposed to be goo0d in 4, so try anymore to buy Zone 3 rated stock.

No idea about variety, as it came back from the surviving rootstock of a Contender that froze down to below the graft.

It’s a cling, and doesn’t ripen until late September or early October, so it’s always hairy, and often have to pick partially ripe, and hope. VERY sweet & juicy, with a heavy peach aroma and flavor, when tree ripened.

I was really stunned that they used a peach rootstock for it.


56 posted on 03/12/2022 11:44:47 AM PST by ApplegateRanch (Hey, hey, ho, ho Fidel Trudeau Has got to go!)
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