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Yangmei (Morella/Myrica rubra) thread
simon_grow:
Thanks Janet, Rob and Jeramy!
Rob, I have not found it necessary to strip the leaves. There are so many buds on the branches that you should have plenty of material to work with.
Brads tree was also starting to take off last time I saw it. I am very confident we will be able to grow and fruit this wonderful fruit in the US.
As I work more and more with Yangmei, I am getting the sense that they are much more hardy and easier to grow than we gave them credit for. Yes, it can be extremely time consuming and difficult to revive bare root trees from China but once you get the root system established, they grow like weeds.
There is at least one unidentified disease that causes rapid death in Yangmei trees and I haven’t figured out if it’s Bacterial, Viral or Fungal but this disease is one of the major issues we should be on the lookout for. The disease causes the leaves to dry up and remain attached to the stems. It seems to affect the vascular tissue.
Simon
simon_grow:
Here’s An Hai soft. An Hai soft is supposed to be better in terms of fruit quality compared to the regular An Hai.
Simon
simon_grow:
Here’s Improved Biqi. The Improved Biqi like the name implies is supposed to be an improvement over the regular Biqi. The regular Biqi is already an excellent tasting fruit so I’m very eager to try this newer selection.
Like the regular Biqi, this variety appears to have slightly smaller leaves compared to varieties like An Hai and Dongkui.
Simon
simon_grow:
This variety is called White Honey. So far, it is the slowest growing variety. This may, or may not be the same as Crystal. We will have to fruit these to find out.
Simon
K-Rimes:
Are these scions you acquired from overseas, Simon? Or are they whole trees? Seedlings?
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