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20-07-2003, 06:32 PM

In article ,
(Ben Sharvy) wrote:

Cherries are not a good bet for Scotland. They like fairly cold
winters, and are prone to many diseases in wet climates. Scotland is
USDA zone 8 or 9; zone 9 is definitely pushing it for cherries.

A Japanese plum or black mulberry might be a better bet. Pears
tolerate wet conditions well, but you need two.

Zone 9? Scotland? Are you sure? South Florida is (was until a couple of
weeks ago) zone 9. And I'm fairly sure Scotland gets a little more snow
and colder winters than Miami. I didn't realize that Scotland was
subtropical.