blueKYstream
5 year old buck +
I had a couple random questions I hadn't seen any discussion about. I bought a Chestnut Hill Outdoors Black Mulberry (Morus Nigra) from Walmart. I also rooted a cutting from it. After looking on the CHO website, it says that the hardiness is Zone 7 to 10. If accurate, it seems odd they would be selling it in my area (Zone 6a/6b). Does anyone have any experience growing these in colder zones?
I'm also curious if anyone has fruited any of the pears from The Wildlife Group (TWG) or Century Farm Orchards (CFO) and can comment on some of the better tasting varieties. I'm grafting over a couple wild callery pears in the back yard to multiple varieties. I have the following from TWG: Gate, Becton, Gallaway, Orient, Arthur Ledbetter, Kieffer, McKelvey. I later grafted Ms. Laneene, Gilmer Christmas, Ayers (different source), and Dixie Delight. From what I understand after watching their YouTube videos, Dixie Delight is one of TWG better tasting pears. I'm hoping I'll get a chance to taste Becton this year as its the first pear to fruit for me. I also have Korean Giant, Moonglow, and Plumblee (which sounds from the description like it might be a tasty variety) from CFO. I wasn't sure if any of those would be good selections for the back yard or if there are better options out there.
I'm also curious if anyone has fruited any of the pears from The Wildlife Group (TWG) or Century Farm Orchards (CFO) and can comment on some of the better tasting varieties. I'm grafting over a couple wild callery pears in the back yard to multiple varieties. I have the following from TWG: Gate, Becton, Gallaway, Orient, Arthur Ledbetter, Kieffer, McKelvey. I later grafted Ms. Laneene, Gilmer Christmas, Ayers (different source), and Dixie Delight. From what I understand after watching their YouTube videos, Dixie Delight is one of TWG better tasting pears. I'm hoping I'll get a chance to taste Becton this year as its the first pear to fruit for me. I also have Korean Giant, Moonglow, and Plumblee (which sounds from the description like it might be a tasty variety) from CFO. I wasn't sure if any of those would be good selections for the back yard or if there are better options out there.