Hi there. Are you interested in anything else? I have a dwarf pomegranate (can't recall the name), Babcock Peach, Snow White nectarine, Persian lime, Honey Tangerine, Pink Lemonade Lemon, Washington Navel Orange,Gala apple, Blood Moro Orange and multiple other lemons, peaches, oranges, nectarines, apricots and plums. If you're interested, just let me know as I'll need to provide you with a list once I can get outside. Thanks for the consideration. Best, Julie

If you are going to get the Shinko, a good pollinator is Shinseiki. They bloom at the same time in my yard and my son-in-law's yard (both Houston). The shinko is good as long as you don't get too much rain near ripening. They will be bland with the rain.....dry periods good. Shinseiki is better in my opinion, but it needs a pollinator. Shinko fruits without a pollinator, but much more fruit with a pollinator. Shinko does get blight....I lost mine after about 8 years due to blight....it was bad that year. I replaced my shinko with Tennosui. First time fruiting last year. Was not impressed with fruit. Mine were not crisp and low flavor. Tree may still be too young. I prefer crisp pears and my favorite is Southern Queen, sweet, flavorful and crisp. I may replace my Tennosui with it's sister, Southern King if the fruit don't improve. The Akers (acres) Home pear is very good. It is excellent flavor and sweetness after a week or two off the tree. No problems with blight, but it does have rot problems. You may have to spray.....don't know about San Antone. I think the rot problem may be why it is not pushed much anymore here, but it is excellent. I pulled mine due to rot and it is a melting pear and I like crisp.

Here is a partial list of the selections I've collected so far. Hudson Golden Gem ..........Apple Fuji Melrose Caville Blanc Liberty Suntan Winter Banana Canada Griese 'russett" Giant Euro Pear Gurney Pear Several types of fig Several types of grape cuttings Please bring a variety if you come down. Free Admission Here is a link that might be useful:

Here ist the newsletter THE U OF A DEVONIAN BOTANIC GARDEN FRUIT GROWERS GROUP ANNOUNCING THE 2009, SPRING SCION WOOD and SEED EXCHANGE! Apples, Pears, Plums, Apricots, Grapes, Cherries, Honeyberries, Gooseberries etc. Saturday, April 18, 2009 at The Devonian Botanic Garden! ( At the DBG "Jump into Spring" Event ) 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Happy (Looking Forward To) Spring? to all those associated with our DBG Fruit Growers Group! I donÂt know whether it was just me or did, we had a COLD winter? Where is that Global Warming when you really need it? I am reminded that it is time to collect the scion wood for the spring grafting season. I have collected some of my cultivars but have a lot more to gather up. I encourage all of our regular associates to bring your common as well as the more rare scion wood. It would be helpful if everyone would bring a list of all the scion wood varieties and a wish list for easy reference. This event is a great opportunity to meet and network with a like-minded horticultural crowd and perhaps pick up an idea or two for the upcoming growing season. I really look forward to seeing the old and meeting new growers each year. For the last few years, our booth has been one of the most popular of all the attending associations, so there appears to be a growing interest in growing fruit trees in our area. The request for grafting demonstrations was much in demand so I would request that you bring some material for this purpose. It is much easier to explain with a little show and tell. You may wish have some business cards to give out to new contacts in case they have future questions about fruit growing. Although it was a bit of a zoo last year, I think that we shall keep the format the same for the exchange. I thought that perhaps we would hold the exchange meeting for our associates, privately before we begin the public opening, at say about 10:30 AM. The price guide should be $2.00 per stick of 3 to 5 buds as a guide. Bring lots of Toonies! If you have rootstock seed for sale bring that as well. I have some apricot and black walnut seed from last summer, of which I will have a limited supply available. There will be coffee available but you may wish to bring some snacks for the day. If you have any thoughts or questions please e-mail me. For The DBG Fruit Growers Group, Wayne Fuhr