"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 15/1/08 11:17, in article , "Pat
Gardiner" wrote:


"Rhiannon_s" wrote in message
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"Pat Gardiner" wrote in message
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After nearly ten years, I'm planting the last wall in the walled
garden.

You can see the garden on
http://www.go-self-sufficient.com/photowalledg.htm

You can see the north wall at the far right, the inner side has the
peaches
apricots, and sweet cherries.

The outer north facing surface has been cleared of vegetation and I
have
planted three damsons (that I know do well on a north wall) and I have
two
more spaces.

My problem is that makes five different damsons and two pairs Morellos
and
Nabelas already.

It there another sharp cherry that would do OK on this wall? Is there
any
other fruit that might thrive? I'm stumpted.



Japanese Quinces might do ok there. I've seen them growing in similar
and
they make good jam.

Thanks for that. I have a couple of Serbian quinces, but once long ago,
we
did have Japanese quinces under the south facing windows - and very nice
they were too. Pretty flowers and very flavoursome fruit. That was in a
sun
trap and on "sandlings" soil.

I checked Japanese quinces and they seem to indicate that full sun is
needed
and that they are between 1/3 metres tall. The wall is about 4M and, will
of
course, be in full shade.

On the basis that you will never know if you don't try, unless anyone has
any more ideas....

I'm not into fruit growing much but don't currants do quite well in shade?
Gooseberries?

I do have a standard gooseberry, amongst my flock- a very good way of mixing
gooseberries and bad backs and not difficult to train - reccomended.

You are right, they do tolerate shade, but alas won't stretch the height. I
can't imagine more than three or four feet.


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Regards
Pat Gardiner
www.go-self-sufficient.com

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'