probably just a clerical error.
Your neighbor will surely be concerned about its growth too, but the exact opposite concern.
~ 8" per year maximum here in vegas…and the bigger they get, the growth spurts get shorter, ouch!
good thing is that the internodes also seem to get shorter, so there will be more nodes per unit stem length, which translates to more berries per unit length
even in mild and moist oregon, a gerardi will take more than a decade to reach 2 meters.
looking forward to it, as it is really nice to have an international exchange of ideas and experiences
and speaking of exhanges in ideas/experience, thought i’d introduce you to @Carld if you haven’t been acquainted.
Another muberry aficionado on your side of the atlantic, and posting pictures like this–