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Wed, Sep 17, 14 at 1:04
| In the Stark Bros catalog they list several things I have never seen growing around here, such as pawpaws, Oriental pears, and persimmons, as zone 4. I wrote to them to see if they knew if anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area had successfully grown their Northern Prize Walnut (zone 4). They replied they knew of no one, but encouraged me to try it. I am wondering if anyone on here has grown and harvested it. We enjoyed English walnuts from our father's tree in California, but I hesitate to spend $36.99 plus shipping for something that will never produce nuts for me here. (I don't care for black walnuts.) I did order Starks' Prime-Ark Freedom blackberry, hoping to cover the small patch with layers of styrofoam blocks glued together over winter. They list that also as zone 4, but other companies list it as zones 6-8, so I don't totally believe Starks' zone ratings. Their nursery stock has generally been fine otherwise. My spouse wondered aloud today as I was planting some items would we still have teeth to eat them by the time they begin to produce. (We are senior citizens). Northwoodswis |
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| I would hesitate too. |
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| If you're going to attempt J.regia in zone 4, you need to be certain to get 'Carpathian' strain trees. Not all 'English/Persian' walnuts are created equal, when it comes to cold-hardiness. That said, Grimo Nursery, one of the farthest-north nurseries I'm aware of selling nut trees says even in zone 5, they need winter protection. I have a friend in Flint, MI (5b) who grows a number of J.regia selections. Check out the list of 'experts' at the NNGA website (and look around the rest of the site, while you're there). They'll be glad to answer questions or make recommendations. |
Here is a link that might be useful: NNGA Persian walnut experts
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- Posted by northwoodswis4 4 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 18, 14 at 0:26
| Thanks. You two have reinforced what I was already thinking. Northwoodswis |
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| The roots of my Prime Jim and Jan blackberries have no problem surviving for me but the canes are toast over the winter,even when buried in mulch. Now if I could only get them to ripen fruit before it freezes. This year looked promising until the early hard frost last week. |
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- Posted by northwoodswis4 4 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 18, 14 at 12:48
| Hmmm... maybe what I really need is a greenhouse. Northwoodswis |
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