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Re: edible street trees

On Sat, 10 Jan 1998, Marina & Anthony Green wrote:

> Last year I was astounded to find a fruiting almond tree in the grounds of
> Northallerton Hospital in North Yorkshire, England, and that is a place with pretty
> cool summers - unfortunately I have no idea of the equivalent zone, but it has some
> rather Arctic temperatures during the winter, too. There had been quite a hot
> summer, but I don't know if that in itself is enough to justify fruiting. Can
> anyone in Britain help for the equivalent zone and suggest how it managed to fruit?

USDA zone 8 according to the maps... perhaps 7 if it were up in the hills
quite a bit.

Kay Lancaster    kay@fern.com
just west of Portland, OR; USDA zone 8
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