Anyone growing this one? Please share your experience with me, I grafted a few last year, no fruit yet, unlike Illinois Everbearing grafts which produced in year 1! I have read that Collier is rated for zone 6, I had some winter die back but it has come back strong.
thanks!
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Bumping, because I’m also curious. Just grafted some collier and IE today.
Seems to have survived the winter here with a bit of die back on the tips of the very strong growth made last season…hoping for some fruit thismsummer!
I grow it. Its advantage over Illinois Everbearing is that the crop ripens over a much shorter time, so if you are using the crop for preserves or any other use requiring a lot of fruit in a short time, this is an improvement. If you are using the tree to pick some fruit when you are in the mood for eating a few, IE is better because it bears over such a long season and has somewhat sweeter fruit. IE is also better for the purpose of wildlife food.
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