RE: Gene's greenhouse NOW Sycamore


Are we talking PawPaw here? Maybe I should change the subject line- nah,
might confuse someone....

Anyways... here are some of the facts...

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/cropfactsheets/pawpaw.html

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> One of their attractions for me was that they are the northernmost
> members of their family. Mine are seedlings yet, but I have hopes....
> Did not know of the U of K's program. Do  they have a description of
> their efforts on the web?
> 
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> 
> On Jan 21, 2006, at 1:25 PM, james singer wrote:
> 
> > I envy your ability to grow Asimina triloba, Cathy. It's one of the
> > very few Annonaceae that will not grow here. Do you know University
> > of Kentucky has a huge breeding program to make pawpaws
> > commercially viable fresh fruit?
> >
> > On Jan 21, 2006, at 1:35 PM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> >
> >> I have also planted Lindera benzoin in an attempt to attract the
> >> Spicebush swallowtail, Asimina triloba in an attempt to attract the
> >> Zebra swallowtail, and Aristolochia durior to attract the Pipevine
> >> swallowtail, but haven't observed any of them yet.
> >>
> >> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> 
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