Re: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 121, Issue 21

**L* A* <l*@mac.com>**

RE: fruiting plants for the south.

Check out petalsfromthepast.com. The owner employs his father, who is a retired extension fruit specialist in Alabama. He is growing and teaching from his plants at the nursery, using low input techniques for homeowners. 

Linda Askey

On Feb 19, 2013, at 11:00 AM, gardenwriters-request@lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:52:25 -0500
> From: Katie Elzer-Peters <katie@thegardenofwords.com>
> Subject: [GWL] Fruit trees for the South
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> Hi there,
> 
> Does anyone have good recommendations for mail-order nurseries supplying
> fruit trees for the Southeast?
> 
> I'm looking for plants grown in the southeast available to ship.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Katie Elzer-Peters
> 
> The Garden of Words, LLC
> "Business Writing for Busy Bees"
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> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:34:22 -0500
> From: "Hilda Morrill" <hilda@bostongardens.com>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Hawaii bound
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> Andrew --
> 
> If you do get to Maui....
> 
> Hubby and I were thrilled to see the Haleakala silversword in bloom inside 
> the volcano. It was 25 years ago, but still vivid in our memories! We were 
> told at the time that it is the only location on earth where it grows.
> 
> I was born and raised in the tropics and expected Hawaii to be similar to my 
> island. I was wrong! Seven-foot-high poinsettia "bushes," for instance. And, 
> yes, "miles" of pineapple and sugar cane plantations.
> 
> But, of course, things may have changed in 25 years.
> 
> Enjoy your trip and let us know how it goes! ~ Hilda
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> Hilda M. Morrill, Columnist/Editor
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> <...>
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>> Also wide open for any other suggestions of sites to visit  that would 
>> make good
>> article material.
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>> Andrew Messinger
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> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:45:35 -0500
> From: rsbirdy <rsbirdy@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Fruit trees for the South
> To: katie@thegardenofwords.com, gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
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> Katie,
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> FastGrowingTrees...ships all over the country. They are located in North Carolina.
> 
> Sandie Parrott
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> 
>> From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network.
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Katie Elzer-Peters <katie@thegardenofwords.com> 
> Date:  
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> Subject: [GWL] Fruit trees for the South 
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Does anyone have good recommendations for mail-order nurseries supplying
> fruit trees for the Southeast?
> 
> I'm looking for plants grown in the southeast available to ship.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Katie Elzer-Peters
> 
> The Garden of Words, LLC
> "Business Writing for Busy Bees"
> 
> http://www.thegardenofwords.com
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> 317-313-8366
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> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:05:06 -0500
> From: Geri Laufer <gerilaufer@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Fruit trees for the South
> To: katie@thegardenofwords.com, 	Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden
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> Hi Katie,
> Stark Brothers http://www.starkbros.com/ The company is 50 or 100 years old
> and they are sending me 2 persimmons and a paw paw. I believe they grow in
> Missouri.
> 
> on Twitter contact Sarah at @starkbroscares and tell her @gardengeri said
> hi!
> 
> Best, Geri
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> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Katie Elzer-Peters <
> katie@thegardenofwords.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> Does anyone have good recommendations for mail-order nurseries supplying
>> fruit trees for the Southeast?
>> 
>> I'm looking for plants grown in the southeast available to ship.
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> --
>> Katie Elzer-Peters
>> 
>> The Garden of Words, LLC
>> "Business Writing for Busy Bees"
>> 
>> http://www.thegardenofwords.com
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>> 317-313-8366
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> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:43:49 -0500
> From: "Daryl" <dp2413@comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Fruit trees for the South
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> Johnson Nursery in Ellijay sells great stuff. http://www.johnsonnursery.com/ 
> They're a Garden Watchdog Top 5, too.
> 
> d
> 
> Daryl Pulis
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