Fruit Gardener January/February. 2009

Volume 41, No. 1 - January & February 2009

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Photo by
Markku Häkkinen

Features
The Olive That's Not: Although Paul and Luisa Zmoda grow true olives at Flatwoods Farm in Florida, they have found Ceylon olive, which isn’t a true olive, to be a bit less demanding.
Manipulating the Flowering of Lychee and Mango: Occasionally discouragement and idle time bring inspiration. This is what Don Batten described one day in a presentation to the Sub-Tropical Fruit Club of Queensland, Australia. Sheryl Backhouse was there, and it occurred to her that Fruit Gardener readers might be interested in the details. So here they are.

Extreme Fruit Growing: Andrew Glazier clearly succumbed to the same sort of amazement that characterizes so many visitors to Walter Thoma’s fruit-growing grounds. Walter’s commonsense solutions to needs or problems seem always to end up unusually productive, visually arresting and and larger than life. And the fruit grown there is wonderful.

Xishuangbanna, China: Markku Häkkinen always returns from Asia with interesting information and great photographs. This initial report of his 2005 expedition to China is no exception.

Apricot Apple: One day more than 20 years ago Lon Rombough came upon a few chance apple seedlings growing alongside a rural Oregon Road. One was loaded with fruit. He stopped to try a taste, and decided to get some cuttings. He calls it Apricot apple.

Chapter Calendar
Classified Ads
CRFG Officers and Chapters
Fruit Shoot 2008 List of Contestants
Guide to Articles for 2008 Subscription Information

Departments
: Ask the Experts–ABOUT FIG MOSAIC VIRUS; CRFG Kitchen–THE YEAR OF THE OLIVE
From the Editor
From the President
Fruit Forum
Jamming with Jamlady–FRUIT SOUP DU JOUR
Organic Gardening–DARWIN IN THE ORCHARD
Seed Bank
The Marketplace CRFG MERCHANDISE, CLASSIFIEDS