yes jenny fuzzy kiwi it should be medium size fruit since it is self fruitful only the cross pollinating fuzzy kiwis can get the large size fruit.
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Hi I’m Carole and live on Shaw near Chris. Moved up year full time about a year ago with the majority of my apples, pears, euro plums, cherries, figs, and blackberries. There was already a small orchard here of apples, pears, a plum and a filbert. First year I topworked three of the apples to favorite varieties. This year I will graft another asian pear and euro plum, plus add trees on m111 so not to make more deer and racoon food. Also adding more Asian and euro plums, figs and a mulberry. I’m really looking forward to the March 5th Winter Field Day at WSU Mount Vernon! I thought I was about done but ended up getting more trees.
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There are very few Mediterranean species that won’t grow up here. Have you ever been to the lavender fields in the San Juan islands? Stunning. Furry kiwis do excellent, especially the Jenny which is self fertile and ripen very early. Nikita and taraka feijoa will give consistent yields with early ripening. If you are willing to prepare a raised bed against a south exposed wall you’ll get lots of high quality yuzu, sudachi and ichandrin. Pomegranate so far have proved difficult to get fruit, but evidently there is variety grown in yalta and Croatia that yield in the equivalent of zone 8. If you like nopalitos a type of thornless opuntia grows fantastic in PNW. The prickly pear are slightly watery but make very good jam. The new paddles are good diced, boiled and then sautéed for salad. Nopalitos are eaten widely in Mexico. Unfortunately, without a greenhouse avocados aren’t happening north of Brookings.
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Hi everyone, I’m Stan and I’m also located in Tacoma. I’ve had the privilege to meet @DennisD and @jfiorini through this forum, hope to meet more of you in the future. I’m growing different types of fruit and berries and enjoy learning about what’s possible in our climate.
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It is also advisable to have another fuzzy male even with the Jenny. I’ve heard rumors that other hardy varieties can also pollinate the Jenny. I have so many kiwi of all types I don’t know what’s going on in their sex life. I just leave them to it and enjoy the berries.
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What’s your citrus set up? The only ‘hardy’ citrus I like that doesn’t require fretting over is yuzu. I quite like those, particularly the sudachi. The other citrus I like requires a bit of effort. Some I keep outside and wrap when very cold. Other I keep in a heated greenhouse. I maintain a low of about 40-45 and that keeps them happy. I’d imagine you must have more problems with lack of heat rather than too much cold. Though your region is pretty sunny for being so maritime. I mean lemons aren’t very happy in some coastal areas of Northern California due to foggy summers.
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You grow ice cream beans up here? I had no clue that was possible. I’m sure you hear that a lot. How well do they do?
Thanks for the ideas and info. Our neighbors have pomegranates and limes growing without a greenhouse here. It is a sheltered south facing location so it’s pretty warm and bright.
Has anyone had success with apricots here? I’m thinking of trying an informal fan espalier for ease of maintenance and possibly covering in clear plastic over winter to protect from the cold wet conditions.
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The right type of pomegranate will yield. The citrus up here has to be one of the ‘hardy’ varieties to be outside without a cover and wrapped on coldest nights. Sudachi and ichandrin are quite good and will provide lots of yuzu with the right accommodations. This guy is the guru of PNW citrus. Follow him and you be picking lemons in zone 8:
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Challenge accepted! 
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Nobody wants to be more wrong than I do!
All great innovations start with a dream and a certain measure of intransigence.
Before I learned how not to kill the things I plant, I massacred several avocado trees in Santa Rosa, California. Imagine what the carnage would have been like up here? I even killed a meyer lemon down there. At the time I lived in a valley that got very cold on winter mornings. At the time I knew nothing about protecting young plants. I thought that if a plant label said hardy to 26 F I could put it in the ground and ignore it. Ha! No such luck.
you will need fuzzy male they cant cross pollinate with hardy kiwi
Great idea to have a thread for local growers.
Here is what I am growing on 5 acres in Arlington, Wa
| Genus | Common Name | Cultiver |
|---|---|---|
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Anatoki |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Apollo |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Coolidge |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Kaiteri |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Kakariki |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Mammoth |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Nikita |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Ramsey |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | seedlings? |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Takaka |
| Acca Sellowiana | Pineapple Guava, Feijoa | Unique |
| acer palmatum | Japanese Maple | Eduardo |
| acer palmatum | Japanese Maple | jeddeloh orange |
| Acer Rubrum | Red Maple | October Glory |
| Actinidia Arguta | Kiwi | Anna |
| Actinidia Arguta | Kiwi | Issai Hardy |
| Actinidia Arguta | Kiwi | Ken’s Red |
| Actinidia Arguta | Kiwi | Male |
| Actinidia Arguta | Kiwi | Seedling |
| Actinidia deliciosa | Kiwi | Male |
| Actinidia kolomikta | Kiwi Arctic Beauty | Pasha Male |
| Actinidia kolomikta | Kiwi Arctic Beauty | September Sun |
| Ajuga reptans | Ajuga | Unknown |
| Akebia quinata | Akebia | Purple |
| Alcea rosea | Mix | Mix |
| Alocasia Odora | Elephant Ear Upright | |
| Amelanchier | Serviceberry | lamarckii |
| Amelanchier Anifolia | Serviceberry | Northline |
| Amelanchier Anifolia | Serviceberry | Smokey |
| Amelanchier Laevis | Serviceberry | Allegheny |
| Amomyrtus Luma | Amomyrtus Luma | |
| Amorphophallus konjac | Voodoo Lily | |
| Arbutus Unedo Compacta | Strawberry Tree | Unknown |
| ARGYRANTHEMUM (ANGELIC™ PINK) | Marguerite Daisy | Angelic Pink |
| Aristotelia Chilensis | Maqui | Self Fertile Unknown |
| Aronia Melanocarpa | Aronia | Dwarf |
| Aronia Melanocarpa | Aronia | McKenzie |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Allegheny |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Ford Amend |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | NC-1 |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Overlees |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Pennsylvania Golden |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Potomac |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Rappahannock |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Seedling |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Seedling |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Shenandoah |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Summer Delight |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Sunflower |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Susquehanna |
| Asimina triloba | PawPaw | Wabash |
| Astilboides tabularis | Shieldleaf Rodgersia | |
| Austromyrtus Dulcis | Midgen Berry | Winston |
| Borinda Macclureana | Clumping Bamboo | |
| Broussonetia Kakinoki | Dwarf Paper Mulberry | Dwarf |
| brunnera macrophylla | Siberian bugloss | Alexander’s Great |
| brunnera macrophylla | Siberian bugloss | Alexandria |
| brunnera macrophylla | Siberian bugloss | Jack Frost? |
| Butia Odorata | Jelly Palm | |
| Camellia Sinensis | Camellia Tea | Sochi |
| Canna x generalis | Canna | Bengal Tiger |
| Caragana arborescens | Siberian Peashrub | Seedling |
| Cardiocrinum giganteum var. yunnanense ex ‘Big & Pink’ | Cardiocrinum | yunnanense ex ‘Big & Pink’ |
| Chaenomeles japonica | Flowering Quince | Toyo-Nishiki |
| Chaenomeles japonica | Flowering Quince | Victory |
| Citrus Junos | Yuzu Ichandrin | |
| Citrus Sudachi | Sudachi Hybrid Yuzu | |
| Colocasia esculenta | Elephant Ear | Tropical |
| Colocasia esculenta | Elephant Ear | |
| Colocasia esculenta | Elephant Ear | |
| Coreopsis verticillata | Threadleaf Tickseed | Moonbeam |
| Cornus Canadensis | Creeping Dogwood | |
| Cornus Kousa | Edible Dogwood | Big Apple |
| Cornus Mas | Cornealian Cherry | Elegant |
| Cornus Mas | Cornealian Cherry | Red Stone |
| Cornus Mas | Cornealian Cherry | Red Stone |
| Cornus Mas | Cornealian Cherry | Seedling |
| Corylus Avellana | Filbert | Epsilion |
| Corylus Avellana | Filbert | Jefferson |
| Cosmos atrosanguineus | Chocolate Cosmos | Chocolate |
| Cotinus coggygria | Smoke Tree | Royal Purple |
| Crataegus douglasii | Hawthorne | Black Hawthorne |
| Crocosmia x crocosmilflora | Crocosmia | Twilight Fairy |
| Cudrania tricuspidata | Che | Norris |
| Cupressus x leylandii | Cypress | Leyland |
| Cydonia oblonga | Quince | Aromatnaya on OxHF87 |
| Dahlia imperialis | Tree Dahlia | |
| Darmera Peltata | Indian Rhubarb | ? |
| Darmera Peltata | Indian Rhubarb | Seedling |
| Debregeasia edulis | Suhosine Mulberry | Elite? |
| Decaisnea fargesii | Dead Man’s Fingers / Blue Sausage Fruit | Seedling? |
| Dianthus x hybrida | Dianthus | Passion Scent First Series |
| Diospyros Kaki | Persimmon | Saijo |
| Diospyros Virginiana | Persimmon | Garretson |
| Diospyros Virginiana | Persimmon | Meader |
| Diospyros Virginiana x Kaki | Persimmon | Nikita’s Gift |
| Disporopsis Pernyi | Evergreen Solomon’s Seal | |
| Elaegnus Multiflora | Goumi | Red Gem |
| Elaegnus Multiflora | Goumi | Unknown |
| Elaegnus Umbellata | Autumn Olive | Amber |
| Elaegnus Umbellata | Autumn Olive | Ruby Red |
| Elaegnus Umbellata | Autumn Olive | Ruby Red |
| Elaegnus x Ebbingei | Silverberry | Gilt Edge |
| Elaegnus x Ebbingei | Silverberry Ebbingei Evergreen | Ebbingei Evergreen |
| Elaegnus x Ebbingei | Silverberry Ebbingei Evergreen | Ebbingei Evergreen |
| Eleagnus | Silverberry | Seedlings |
| Eleagnus Pungens | Silverberry | Common |
| Eriobotrya japonica | Loquat | Seedling |
| Eucomis | Pineapple Lily | Aloha Lily Tiki |
| Euphorbia | Euphorbia | ? |
| Farfugium Japonicum | Leopard Plant | Wavy Gravy |
| Fargesia Dracocephala | Clumping Bamboo | Rufa |
| Fatsia japonica | Japanese Aralia | |
| Ficus carica | Fig | 23rd Street (Brown Turkey) |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Black Madeira KK |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Chicago Hardy |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Eduardo |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Italian Honey AKA Lattarula |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Joe Long Desert King? |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Longue D’Aout |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Negronne |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Olympian |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Olympian |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Olympian |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Peter’s Honey |
| Ficus carica | Fig | Petite Negra |
| Fragaria | Strawberry | Hawaiian |
| Fragaria | Strawberry | Ozark Beauty |
| Fragaria | Strawberry | Sequoia |
| Fragaria chiloensis | Strawberry | Pineberry |
| Fragaria Vesca | Alpine Strawberry | Mignonette |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Albion |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Allstar |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Little Diamond |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Rainier |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Totem |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Tristar |
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Whopper |
| Fuchsia | Fuschsia | Aurea Fuchsia |
| Fuchsia | Fuschsia | Genii |
| Fuchsia | Fuschsia | Mrs. Popple |
| Fuchsia glazioviana | Fuchsia | |
| Gaulnettya Wisleyensis | Gaulnettya | Wisley Pearl |
| Gaultheria Mucronata | Prickly Holly / Chilean Wintergreen | Indian Lake |
| Gaultheria Mucronata | Prickly Holly / Chilean Wintergreen | Pink Snowdrop |
| Gaultheria Mucronata | Prickly Holly / Chilean Wintergreen | Snowdrop |
| Gaultheria procumbens | Wintergreen Creeping | Cherry Berries Gaulsidh5 |
| Gaultheria procumbens | Wintergreen Creeping | None |
| Gaultheria procumbens | Wintergreen Creeping | Winter Splash |
| Gaultheria Shallon | Salal | seedlings |
| Gaultheria Shallon | Salal | Unknown |
| Gaultheria Shallon | Salal | Unknown |
| Gaultheria Shallon | Salal | Unknown |
| Gaultheria Shallon | Salal | Unknown |
| Gaylussacia Brachycera | Huckleberry | Berried Treasure |
| Genvuina Avellana | Chilean Hazelnut | Seedling |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Arabian Night |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Firecracker |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Flevo Eyes |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Fun Time |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Mix |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Passos |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Purple Mate |
| Gladiolus | Gladiolus | Tampico |
| Gladiolus callianthus | Gladiolus | Star Gladiolus |
| Gunnera Manicata | Giant Rhubarb | Seedling |
| Helleborus Argutifolius | Corsican Hellebore | |
| Helleborus x hybridus | Hellebore | Pink Lady |
| Helleborus x hybridus | Hellebore | Winter Jewels Black Diamond Lenten Rose |
| Hemerocallis | Daylilly | Autumn Minaret |
| Hemerocallis | Daylilly | Focus |
| Heuchera americana ‘Green Spice’ | Heuchera | Green Spice |
| Heuchera x ‘Midnight Rose’ | Heuchera | Midnight Rose |
| Heuchera x ‘Peach Flambe’ | Heuchera | Peach Flambe |
| Heucherella x ‘Gold Zebra’ | Heucherella | Gold Zebra |
| Hexachlamys edulis | Ubajay | |
| Hibiscus | Hibiscus | Berry Awesome |
| Hippophae Rhamnoides | Sea Berry | Golden Sweet |
| Hippophae Rhamnoides | Sea Berry | Male |
| Hippophae Rhamnoides | Sea Berry | Orange Energy |
| Hippophae Rhamnoides | Sea Berry | Sirola |
| Hippophae Rhamnoides | Sea Berry | Star of Altai |
| Hosta | Hosta | Blue Angel |
| Hosta | Hosta | Empress Wu Wu La La |
| Hosta | Hosta | Sum and Substance |
| Hosta | Hosta | Sum and Substance |
| Hosta Albo-Marginata | Hosta | Albo Marginata |
| Hosta x Empress Wu | Hosta | Empress Wu |
| Hosta x Guacamole | Hosta | Guacamole |
| Hovenia dulcis | Japanese Raisin Tree | |
| Hovenia dulcis | Japanese Raisin Tree | |
| Humulus lupulus | Hops Golden | Aureus |
| Hydrangea Arborescens | Hydrangea Smooth | Incrediball |
| Hydrangea macrophylla | Hydrangea | Bloomstruck |
| Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Horwack’ PPAF | Hydrangea | Pistachio |
| Hydrangea Paniculata | Hydrangea | Pinky Winky |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | Hydrangea Oakleaf | Ruby Slippers |
| Hymenocallis festalis | Peruvian Daffodil | |
| Jubaea Chilensis | Chilean Wine Palm | |
| Juglans regia | Walnut | Ambassador |
| Juglans regia | Walnut | Franquette |
| Kunzea Pomifera | Muntries | |
| Lavandula angustifolia | Lavender | Munstead |
| Leucothoe fontanesiana | Drooping Laurel | Zeblid Scarletta |
| Leycesteria formosa | Himalayan Honeysuckle | seedling |
| Libertia Ixioides | Chilean Iris | Goldenfinger |
| Lonicera caerulea var. edulis | Honeyberry | Blue Forest dar leaves |
| Lonicera caerulea var. edulis | Honeyberry | Blue Forest dar leaves |
| Lonicera caerulea var. edulis | Honeyberry | Blue Hokkaido |
| Lonicera caerulea var. edulis | Honeyberry | Blue Moon |
| Lonicera caerulea var. edulis | Honeyberry | Blue Velvet gray leaves |
| Lonicera caerulea var. edulis | Honeyberry | Misc |
| Lophomyrtus x ralphii | New Zealand Myrtle | |
| Luma Apiculata | Luma | Glenleam Gold |
| Luma Apiculata | Luma | seedlings? |
| Luma Apiculata | Luma Apiculata | Nahuel Haupe Hardy Form |
| Luma Apiculata | Luma Apiculata | Selected fruiting |
| Luma Chequen | Luma Chequen | None |
| Lycium barbarum | Gojiberry | Golden |
| Lycium barbarum | Gojiberry | Phoenix Tears |
| Lycium ruthenicum | Gojiberry | Black |
| Magnolia macrophylla var ashei | Magnolia Banana Leaf | Large Leaf |
| Mahonia x Media | Oregan Grape Cross | Charity |
| Maianthemum racemosum | False Soloman’s Seal | None |
| Malus | Apple Tree | Honeycrisp? Existing |
| Malus | Columnar Apple Tree | Golden Sentinal |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | Ananas Reinette on M111 |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | Begins with an A |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | Beni Shogun |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | John Jr |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | Karmijn de Sonnaville on Geneva 30 |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | King / Gravenstein |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | Northern Spy |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | Strawberry Unknown on M111 |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | White Winter Pearmain |
| Malus Domestica | Apple Tree | Wolf River on M111 |
| Malus Domestica | Columnar Apple Tree | North Pole |
| Mertensia Maritima | Oyster Leaf | |
| Mespilus Germanica | Medlar | Breda Giant |
| Morus Alba | Mulberry | Oscars |
| Morus alba x rubra | Mulberry | ILLINOIS EVERBEARING |
| Morus macroura | Mulberry | Gerardi Dwarf |
| Morus macroura | Mulberry | Pakistan |
| Morus macroura | Mulberry | Pakistan |
| Morus macroura | Mulberry | White Pakistan |
| Morus macroura | Mulberry | White Pakistan |
| Morus Nigra | Mulberry | Persian |
| Morus Nigra | Mulberry | Persian White Mashad |
| Morus Rubra | Mulberry | Early Bird |
| Musa Basjoo | Banana | Japanese |
| Myrceugenia Ovata | Myrceugenia Ovata | Nanophylla |
| Myrcianthes pungens | Guabiyu | |
| Myrteola nummularia | Myrteola | Unknown |
| Myrteola nummularia | Myrteola | Unknown |
| Myrteola nummularia | Myrteola | Unknown |
| Myrtus Communis | Myrtle Dwarf | Compacta |
| Ophiopogon planiscapus | Nigrescens | |
| Paeonia | Peony Itoh | Bartzella |
| Paeonia | Peony Itoh | Cora Louise |
| Paeonia | Peony Itoh | Scarlet Heaven |
| Paeonia lactiflora | Peony | Bowl of Beauty |
| Paeonia lactiflora | Peony | Karl Rosenfield |
| Paulowania Tomentosa | Royal Empress Tree | Seedling |
| Phlox paniculata | Phlox | Volcano? |
| Podophyllum pleianthum | Chinese May Apple | Seedling |
| Polystichum x dycei | Fern | |
| Poncirus Trifoliata Monstrosa | Flying Dragon Citrus | |
| Prostanthera Ovalifolia | Australian Mint Bush | |
| Prunus Armeniaca x domestica | Pluot | Dapple Dandy |
| Prunus Armeniaca x domestica | Pluot | Dapple Dandy |
| Prunus Armeniaca x domestica | Pluot | Flavor King |
| Prunus Avium | Cherry Tree | Bing |
| Prunus Avium | Cherry Tree | Black Tartarian |
| Prunus Avium | Cherry Tree | Rainier |
| Prunus cerasus | Plum Tree | Thundercloud |
| Prunus cerasus x P. fruiticosa | Cherry Tree | Carmine Jewel |
| Prunus domestica | Plum English | Yellow Egg |
| Prunus domestica | Plum European | Cambridge Gage |
| Prunus domestica | Plum European | Italian Prune |
| Prunus domestica | Plum European | Schoolhouse |
| Prunus Dulcis | Almonds | Hall’s Hardy |
| Prunus fruiticosa x Prunus cerasus | Cherry Tree | Juliet |
| Prunus fruiticosa x Prunus cerasus | Cherry Tree | Juliet |
| Prunus fruiticosa x Prunus cerasus | Cherry Tree | Romeo |
| Prunus Ilicifolia ssp. Lyonii | Cherry Catalina | |
| Prunus japonica x jacquemontii | Cherry Bush | Jan |
| Prunus japonica x jacquemontii | Cherry Bush | Joel |
| Prunus Persica | Nectarine | Kreibich |
| Prunus Persica | Peach | Frost |
| Prunus Persica | Peach | Nanaimo |
| Prunus Persica | Peach | Red Haven |
| Prunus Persica | Peach | Rootstock of Saturn |
| Prunus Persica var. nucipersica | Nectarine | Hardy Red |
| Prunus Salicina | Plum Japanese | Methley (St Juliana A rootstock) |
| Prunus Salicina | Plum Japanese | Santa Rosa |
| Prunus Salicina | Plum Japanese | Shiro |
| Prunus salicina X Prunus avium | Pluerry | Sugar Twist/Citation |
| Prunus salicina X Prunus avium | Pluerry | Sweet Treat/Myro |
| Prunus Tomentosa | Nanking Cherry | Seedling |
| Psidium Longipetiolatum | Mountain Cherry Guava | |
| Pulmonaria | Lungwort | High Contrast |
| Pulmonaria | Lungwort | Moonshine |
| Pulsatilla vulgaris | Buttercup Species | Hybrid |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate | Granada |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate | Haku-Botan |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate | Hillsdale |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate | Sumbar |
| Punica granatum | Pomegranate | Sverkhranniy |
| Punica granatum “Smith” | Pomegranate | Angel Red |
| Pyrus communis | Pear European | Seckel |
| Pyrus communis | Pear European | Unknown Large |
| Pyrus communis | Pear European | Unknown Small |
| Pyrus communis x Sorbus | Shipova | Baby |
| Pyrus pyrifolia | Pear Asian | Chojuro |
| Pyrus pyrifolia | Pear Asian | Fragrant Korla |
| Pyrus pyrifolia | Pear Asian | Nijisseiki 20th Century |
| Pyrus serotina | Pear Asian | Mishirasu on OxHF87 |
| Rheum rhabarbarum L. | Rhubarb | Amish Strawberry Jam |
| Rheum rhabarbarum L. | Rhubarb | Crimson Red |
| Rheum rhabarbarum L. | Rhubarb | |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron | Honey Butter |
| Rhododendron | Rhododendron | Pink Pinwheels |
| Rhodohypoxis Rubella | Rhodohypoxis | Rubella |
| Ribes Nigrum | Currant Black | Consort |
| Ribes Nigrum | Currant Black | Jason Germick |
| Ribes Odoratum | Currant Black | Crandall |
| Ribes Odoratum | Currant Black | Missouri Giant |
| Ribes Rubrum | Currant Red | Jason Germick |
| Ribes Rubrum | Red Currant | Red Lake |
| Ribes Sativum | Currant White | Imperial White |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Black Velvet |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Captivator |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Hinnomaki Red |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Hinnomaki Yellow |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Invicta |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Jeanne |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Pixwell |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Poorman |
| Ribes uva-crispa | Gooseberry | Tixia |
| Ribes x Nidigrolaria | Jostaberry | Orus 8 |
| Ribes x Nidigrolaria | Jostaberry | |
| Rodgersia Pinnata | Rogersia | Fireworks |
| Rosa | Rose | Lady of Shalott |
| Rosa Rugosa | Rose | Alba |
| Rosmarinus officinalis | Rosemary | Tuscan Blue |
| Rubus | Blackberry | Nanchez |
| Rubus allegheniensis | Blackberry | Tripple Crown |
| Rubus fruticosus | Blackberry | Loch Ness |
| Rubus fruticosus | Blackberry | Loch Ness |
| Rubus fruticosus | Blackberry | Polar Berry |
| Rubus fruticosus x idaeus | Tayberry | Tayberry |
| Rubus Hybrid | Blackberry | Columbia Giant |
| Rubus Hybrid | Blackberry | Columbia Star |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Canby |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Fall Gold |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Heritage |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Heritage |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Himbo Top |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Meeker |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Sharon:) |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Shortcake |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | TulaMagic |
| Rubus Idaeus | Raspberry | Tulameen |
| Rubus Occidentalis | Raspberry Black Cap | Jewel |
| Rubus Occidentalis | Raspberry Black Cap | Munger |
| Rubus species X | Blackberry | Prime Ark Freedom |
| Rubus Spectabilis | Salmonberry | Seedlings |
| Rubus x ‘APF-236T’ | Blackberry | Baby Cakes |
| Rubus Calycinoides | Raspberry | Creeping Raspberry |
| Rubus Calycinoides | Raspberry | Creeping Raspberry |
| Rutaceae Citrus x meyeri | Lemon | Meyer improved |
| Salix integra | Willow | Flamingo |
| Salvia x sylvestris | Meadow Sage | Steel Blue |
| Sambucas Canadensis | Elderberry | Nova |
| Sambucas Canadensis | Elderberry | York |
| Sambucas Nigra | Elderberry | Black Lace |
| Sambucas Nigra | Elderberry | Korsor |
| Scabiosa | Pincushion Flower | |
| Schizandra chinensis | Magnolia Vine | Eastern Prince |
| Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’ | Spikemoss | Krauss’ Gold |
| Stachys lanata | Lambs Ear | Helen Von Stein |
| Syringa Prestoniae | Lilac Bush | Hecla |
| tetrapanax papyrifer | tetrapanax papyrifer | Rex? |
| Thamnocalamus Crassinodus | Clumping Bamboo | |
| Thymus pulegioides | Variegated Broadleaf Thyme | Foxley |
| Thymus vulgaris | Enlgish Thyme | English |
| Thymus vulgaris | Thyme | English |
| Thymus x citriodorus | Variegated Lemon Thyme | Variegata |
| Toona Sinensis | Chinese Mahogany | Bronze Leaf |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Burbank |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Compacta |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Flambeau |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Flambeau |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Jim Gerdemann (Butter Ball) |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Unknown |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Unknown |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Unknown |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Upright Red |
| Ugni Molinae | Chilean Guava | Villarica Strawberry |
| Vaccinium | Blueberry | Corablue Blueberry Buckle |
| Vaccinium Ashei | Blueberry | Bountiful Blue |
| Vaccinium Ashei | Blueberry | Pink Lemonade |
| Vaccinium Ashei | Blueberry | Pink Lemonade |
| Vaccinium Ashei | Blueberry | Sunshine Blue |
| Vaccinium Ashei | Blueberry | SweetCrisp |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Berkley |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Bluecrop |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Bluecrop |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Chandler |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Duke |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Duke |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Earliblue |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Elliott |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Ivanhoe |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Jersey |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Legacy |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Northcountry |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Patriot |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Peach Sorbet ZF06-043 |
| Vaccinium Corymbosum | Blueberry | Perpetua ORUS-61-1 |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Pink Popcorn |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Pink Popcorn |
| Vaccinium Corymbosum | Blueberry | Razz |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Reka |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Silver Dollar |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Spartan |
| Vaccinium corymbosum | Blueberry | Unknown |
| Vaccinium corymbosum x Angustifolium | Blueberry | Top Hat |
| Vaccinium corymbosum x Angustifolium | Blueberry | Top Hat |
| Vaccinium corymbosum ‘ZF06-079’ | Blueberry | Pink Icing |
| Vaccinium Darrowii | Blueberry | Darrow’s Blueberry |
| Vaccinium Glauco Album | Hymalayan Huckleberry | Unknown |
| Vaccinium hybrid | Blueberry | Nocturne |
| Vaccinium Ovatum | Huckleberry | Thunderbird |
| Vaccinium Padifolium | Blueberry | Madeira Blueberry |
| Vaccinium parvifolium | Red Huckleberry | seedlings |
| Vaccinium vitis-ideaea | Lingonberry | Koralle |
| Vaccinium vitis-ideaea | Lingonberry | Unknown |
| Vaccinium X ‘Cabernet Splash’ | Blueberry | Cabernet Splash |
| Vaccinium x ‘ZF06-179’ | Blueberry | Jelly Bean ZF06-179 |
| Vaccinium x ‘ZF08-095’ | Blueberry | Blueberry Glaze ZF08-095 |
| Vaccinium x ‘ZF08-095’ | Blueberry | Blueberry Glaze ZF08-095 |
| Viburnum Opulus | Highbush Cranberry | Kalinka |
| Vinca minor ‘Alba’ | Periwinkle | Alba |
| Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ | Periwinkle | Atropurpurea |
| Vinca minor ‘Bowles’ | Periwinkle | Bowles’s Variety |
| Vitis labrusca | Grape | Interlaken |
| Vitis vinifera | Grape | Buffalo |
| Woodwardia unigemmata | Fern | Seedling |
| Xanthoceras sorbifolia | Yellowhorn | Seedling |
| Yacon | Yacon | ? |
| Zanthoxylum piperitum | Sansho Japanese pepper | |
| Zanthoxylum simulans | Sechuan Pepper | |
| Zephyranthes Candida | White Autumn Rain Lilly | White |
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I’m doing a 2-prong approach, planting out large numbers of small seedlings to see if any of them can survive at that small size, but also keeping some trees in pots in the greenhouse until they get larger in case none of the wee ones make it.
It’s promising that some of these small first-year trees with still-green stems appear to have survived our coldest nights this winter (18°F followed by 15°F), but I’ll have to wait for spring and summer to see how well they actually bounce back from it. Many of them died back to their roots, but a few seem to have their larger stems alive still. The only leaves that made it were in the bottom few inches, so under the snow cover.
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jsteph00921:
I have Lisbon lemon and Hamlin orange outside in a 100g tub. In milder past years, when wrapped with bubble wrap, strung with Christmas lights, and on a thermostat to come on at 37F, there had been no leaf drop. The 5’ Lisbon would bear about 6 lemons/year. This year, the set-up was not able to compensate for a low of 7F! Lisbon looks like it will totally defoliate, Hamlin partially, but they remain alive. My Yuzu probably will also defoliate and is very wimpy looking. I thought I’d try a Sudachi for outdoors this year to see if I get a better result.
In greenhouse, growing in ground, all as espalier, I have Meiwa kumquat (now fruiting), Owari Satsuma, Fukushu, Shiranui mandarin, Bearss lime, Washington navel, Ponkan, and Harvey. Years ago I tried citrus in ghouse and it was a disaster! Eventually pulled them as they succumbed to scale and spider mite. This time around I am trying to be vigilant with monthly soapy water spray mixed with a little Neem. My lowest temp, like yours, has been 40F. Only a few of these varieties put out new growth at this low temp.
My surprise experiment this winter was loquat. While the seedlings outside did fine with a bit of protection, the 3 larger trees I purchased in Sept., and left inside, put on about a foot of growth and started flowering.They grew more actively than the stalled-out citrus. I grafted some with scions (wrapping with reptile heat cable) and all took. In the spring they are to be planted outside under polycarbonate protection.
I’m interested in your ghouse citrus collection.
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Do bad you can’t splice the avocado genome with some seal genes. Ha!
Wow! Impressive collection! Do you have fruiting experience with Pineapple Guava, Mulberry, or Redhaven peach?
Carole: We should plan a meet-up at Mt. Vernon Winter Field Day on March 5! I think Dennis D. also expressed an interest in attending. I’ve been there many times and can give a guided tour.
Getting closer to the event, they usually have a printout of the scions available. So far they just have their antique apples list.
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Single digits is pretty harsh even for the yuzu. I’ve only gone below 25 on a few night in 3 winters since planting outside. I would definitely cover with a plastic tent and place a portable propane heater inside. Have you ever gotten any fruit from your outside trees? That guy Bob Duncan on Vancouver Island gets pretty epic yields of yuzu and meyer lemon. Have you seen his videos on YouTube?
As for my greenhouse citrus it is a total vanity project. I grew up in Southern California and don’t like the idea of not having lemons growing beside my back door. I don’t like not having avocados either but I digress. Honestly if I add up all my gardening costs I probably have the most expensive citrus on the west coast of America. I’m pretty diligent about moving them in and out of the greenhouse during the winter and they seem to really like that. My yard is a heat island so they grow some during the winter. I’m on a hill with excellent southern exposure and cold air drainage. I also enclosed the garden area with a 7’ cedar fence. That was mainly to keep out the deer but it also captures some extra heat.
It gets tiring sometimes and I wonder if it’s worth fighting against nature all winter. So this summer I decided to enclose my front porch as a sunroom to create an orangery. Since I can use my home’s heat it will be much less of a burden than hauling them in and out all winter.
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has your persian and white pakistan mulberries fruited for you?
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