Bradford pear trees banned in few states – More are looking to eradicate them

Post by pvaldes » Thu, Apr 04, 2024, 8:50 PM UTC

SEJeff wrote: post #118

genewitch wrote: post #108

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they're also available at a local walmart as rootstock. I bought one. If i find a nursery that has it i will buy more, but i like growing "weird" plants that no one has heard of, like soapberries, kumquats, that sort of thing.

Lookup beauty berries. Their fruit is edible and makes a nice jam. True to their name, they’re beautiful when fruiting.

Post by ChoGGi » Sat, Apr 06, 2024, 7:01 PM UTC

genewitch wrote: post #108

lo_zamoyski wrote: post #75

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Apparently this is no longer much of an issue. Quoting [0]: "The federal ban was lifted in 1966, though many states maintained their own bans. Research showed that blackcurrants could be safely grown some distance from white pines and this, together with the development of rust-immune varieties and new fungicides, led to most states lifting their bans by 2003. Blackcurrants are now grown commercially in the Northeast…

they're also available at a local walmart as rootstock. I bought one. If i find a nursery that has it i will buy more, but i like growing "weird" plants that no one has heard of, like soapberries, kumquats, that sort of thing.