Care to share those sites?
Cuz Persimmons and Pawpaws are at the top of my native (or naturalizable) crop tree list too!
I made a post about it here. Happy to share the knowledge and I am very excited to see others are working towards similar goals with other fruits too!
Some nurseries and some individuals have listed GA 866 as Georgia 866. That is not a valid name and I will not list it here. GA 866 came from the USDA Ag station in Chico, California. It has no connection to the state of Georgia.
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Porterville would make a unique jack-o-lantern
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Many of them do look like small pumpkins.
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I’ve recently been engaged in a discussion regarding whether Li and Li2 are the same. It’s my opinion they are not. Li has, on the average, larger fruit. Li2 has, on the average, tastier fruit. The fruit color is a little more vivid on Li2. They also mature fruit at different times. I’m curious as to whether Li2 might be a bud sport of Li though because they are very similar. In the photo below, Li fruit are on top and Li2 fruit are on the bottom.
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Added Shandong Pear today
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Have you had a chance to taste the Hetian Jade jujube yet? Compare it to sugar cane or Honey Jar?
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so many in that chopin liszt , i mean, shopping list that need to get my hands on!
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I have not tasted Hetian Jade.
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Which is earlier and how much difference is there?
Li2 is later than Li in zone 9 in the California central valley, where ripening times are extended because of the long growing season. There’s about a 2-3 week difference there. In areas with shorter growing seasons ripening times are compressed and the difference would be less.
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OMG!!! And my graft looks to be taking!!!
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That’s not mine. That’s Katy’s tree in Las Vegas.
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Just a reminder that most new jujube cultivars in China come from bud mutations, not from seedlings. If you notice fruit on one of your trees that looks different, you might want to check to see whether the fruit flavor is the same. If not, you may have a bud mutation.
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Am I right to assume that Sihong is the same variety that Cliff England calls Shi Hong?
England’s says it doesn’t do very well in the humid eastern US. Has anyone else in the eastern US tried it that can report on how it did for you? Thanks!
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Three of my Jujubes (planted in Feb/March) have not leafed out yet. Is this normal?
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I’m not in the east but I live in a very humid environment. SiHong does well for me. I do have hot summers usually.
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