Re: Feijoa's in the Northern Hemisphere?

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From: Jim A
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 00:00

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In article <4u9h7k$nm8@news.ox.ac.uk>, Kaylene Murdoch
<kam@physics.ox.ac.uk> writes
>Seven years ago when I was in Boston, you used to be able to get them at 
>the Star market in Porter Square, Cambridge.  They were grown in 
>California so I guess there at least *used* to be some level of 
>commercial production in the US.
>
>In the UK, locals do not know what they are but there are a few specialist
>nursersies that sell them.  We bought one earlier this year and it only
>flowered at the end of July (in Oxford).  I guess that if the time from
>flowering to fruiting is really 5-7 months, we're going to be out of luck
>as far as fruit goes! 
>
>Kaylene
>murdochk@oup.co.uk

We've grown one from seed, but it's a bit young still.  Where did you
get your plant?

-- 
With Best Regards
Jim A.

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Subject: Re: Feijoa's in the Northern Hemisphere?
Date: 1996/08/07
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