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"Rupert \(W.Yorkshire\)" writes:
| Planted two Actinidia deliciosa (Kiwi) several years ago just for the lovely
| stem colour and the big exotic leaves.
| It is laden with fruit. OK the fruit is currently the size of cherries but I
| am exceedingly chuffed.
| It only seems a few years ago that the thinking was that this thing would
| not grow anywhere North of Watford.

Yes. It always was one of the more damn-fool beliefs, because it merely
LOOKS tropical! The belief that it wouldn't CROP in the UK wasn't
irrational - but even that was wrong.

| Next stop an outdoor fruiting banana which is edible:-)

Don't hold your breath - unless you know some people who are into
seriously unusual genetic modification :-)

Personally, I would be happy with an avocado ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.