Re: [nafex] trezibond date

I started some seed from fruit in a bag such as the one pictured. I have one seedling. In my experience, and that of others, the plants succumb to summer heat and/or humidity in eastern U.S. My one seedling is a couple of years old. I will be planting it out (it's in a pot) this fall and see how it fares through winter and next summer. The tree has been widely planted in western US, where it was introduce by the USDA, and grows well there — too well; it's now banned there as an invasive. It's quite beautiful with its red fruits standing out against the gray green foliage.

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> On Sep 11, 2016, at 10:18 PM, PATTY <jrplelie@centurylink.net> wrote:
>
> Jerry, Here's what a bag of E. orientalis looks like. Oh, I missed another synonym, Lotus tree fruit. It is definitely not a Diospyros. Traversing so many Middle Eastern cultures hasn't helped the list of names.
>
> http://persianbasket.com/sadaf-senjed
>
> Jim Elie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Lehman" <jwlehmantree@gmail.com>
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 8:47:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [nafex] trezibond date
>
> On 9/11/2016 8:29 PM, Lee Reich wrote:
>> (This red-fruited form has sometimes been referred to erroneously as the Trebizond date, which is in fact the date plum, Diospyros lotus, another small, dark, sweet, dried fruit eaten in that part of the world.)
> It sure looks to me like there is a lot of confusion on names. Nothing
> new here. The 1st message on the subject refers to cleaning the seed
> with his teeth. If the Trebizond Date where D. lotus it could have up to
> 8 seeds. Jerry Lehman
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