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>I continue to plant perennials that produce good food, like berry bushes
>and nut trees, as I am glad that whoever landscaped the college put in
>pecan trees.

let me know if you can send us pecans this fall, at least to sow them here.
Where in the north west are you?
are Amity raspberry specially good as a variety in comparaison with other
varieties?
glad to see that i am not alone at planting "worthless" plants.
jean-claude

 You never know when someone will have the sense to take
>advantage of them. The whole Northwest has clumps of the "exotic" weed,
>the evergreen Himalayan blackberry, and they make good gathering, as
>well as providing cover and food for birds.
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>Bramble crops like raspberries or blackberries have a nice habit: they
>continually spread and put up new shoots. Also, some of the best varieties
>are nearly thornless. The offshoots are so abundant that they can be given
>to friends; if the friends have been invited to "graze" on a clump of
>prolific, delicious everbearing Amity raspberries, they can understand
>why this is a nice way to use 10 square feet of a backyard. I can hardly
>wait for the new ones to ripen. They are light green now, and the patch
>is full of bees.
>
>I've enjoyed your posts about connecting with the sources of our food,
>Jean Claude.
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>Susan