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<title>Lawn &amp; Garden</title>
<link>http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=924</link>
<description><![CDATA[Lawns and gardens are our home's connection with nature. Trees, shrubs, flowers, grass—these bring natural beauty to our outdoor areas, and much more. They provide shade, fragrances, visual delights, places for retreat and relaxation, and opportunities for recreation. Of course, in most regions, lawns and gardens don't just happen. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 03:02:16 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Calculating Chill Hours</title>
<link>http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=922</link>
<description><![CDATA[We live in a strange zone: Sunset 17, USDA 9 and it's been a little difficult to figure out whether I'm a fool for trying a tree that requires 600 or 700 hours of chill.  We're on the California central coast, but temperatures at night can range from mid...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:32:19 EST</pubDate>
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<title>High-density planting: hedgerow vs. espalier</title>
<link>http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=921</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have a 35' x 11' plot that I would like to plant with about 15 fruit trees.  The Dave Wilson nursery has recommendations for both hedgerow planting and espalier planting, but I've never heard of anyone doing a hedgerow of fruit trees and was wondering if anyone out...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 14:18:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Espalier Fence</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello,I am interested in creating an espalier fence (at least six feet high) as a privacy screen on the south side of my city lot.  At this time the space gets full sun. (Though I suppose it's possible that one day my neighbor may build a fence...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 19:34:59 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Sour Cherry Options</title>
<link>http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=919</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hello all,I'm interested in planting a couple of sour cherries, and was wondering if anyone knew a good resource for what the differences between the different cultivars are.  I'm looking for things like comparative sourness/sweetness, freestone vs cling (does that apply to cherries?) and rootstock vigor.  For...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 15:35:31 EST</pubDate>
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<title>What did April frosts take from you?</title>
<link>http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=918</link>
<description><![CDATA[It seems that frosts for the Willamette valley are done for this Spring. I have considerable bloom loss on my pluots and asian plums. Frosted into blackness. Some blooms survived for having budded and opened a few days later. Worst hit was my Satsuma plum. So many burnt blossoms I...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:50:47 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Dwarf tree pruning</title>
<link>http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=917</link>
<description><![CDATA[I recently purchased 4 dwarf and semi-dwarf apple trees.  Do these need to be pruned like standard trees? ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:02:58 EST</pubDate>
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<title>I'm amazed that my quince is already trying to bear.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I posted this message on Gardenweb, so I'll treat this as a contest to see which forum provides better and/or more timely information.I was amazed to discover that my quince tree, which I created as a bench graft last spring, has flower buds about to bloom at all...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:19:24 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Old Gravenstein and Red Delicous</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Is there any scion available for these.When I was a small child going to grade school (1930S) there was a red delicous tree on the way.the apples were small and very sweet. they had what I think was colled sugar core ( a transparent area surrounding the core)...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:13:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title>blueberries and kiwi</title>
<link>http://www.homeorchardsociety.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=913</link>
<description><![CDATA[I know these are technically not &quot;orchard fruit&quot;, but you all seem so experienced and I am a rookie in need of help.My blueberries have never produced much yet, but they are only in their 3rd year I think. It seems that all of the leaves have turned...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:39:21 EST</pubDate>
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