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  • Persimmon -- Winter Prediction

    Old House Web — According to folklore (which means it hasn't been scientific proven, or disproved), the severity of approaching winter can be cutting open a persimmon seed and looking at the shape of the kernel inside. Hold the seed carefully with a pair of ...More…

  • Persimmons -- Ripe

    Old House Web — Persimmons are native to the orient, as well as the United States, depending on the type. Persimmons are ripe when slightly soft and give slightly when gently squeezed. Choose deep, rich orange fruit that have a lacquer-like gleam to the ...More…

  • Peach -- Winter Injury

    Old House Web — Peach trees are susceptible to extreme cold temperatures and rapid shift of temperatures (hot to cold to hot). The cambium layer beneath the bark is easily killed. Trees will leaf out in the spring and then rapidly die. The crotches of the trees ...More…

  • Peach Pits

    Old House Web — Home Improvement Topics Garden Suppliers Products Closet Doors Corbels Clawfoot Tubs Roofs Aluminum Siding Remodeling Wicker Countertops Doors Windows Insulation Cabinetry Bathroom Catalogs Storm Doors Tile Architectural Salvage Porch Columns ...More…

  • Peach Borers

    Old House Web — Peach borer injury usually shows up as a sap oozing from the tree, or an amber-like bubble (hardened sap) on the trunk or crotches. The hardened sap will cover an insect hole that may be filled with frass or a sawdust matter. The bark will feel ...More…

  • Loganberry

    Old House Web — Loganberries, unlike the trailing forms of dewberries and boysenberries are a semi-erect type of blackberries, almost a cross between an erect plant and a trailing one. Some belief the plant is a cross between a red raspberry and a dewberry. ...More…

  • Lingonberry

    Old House Web — Lingonberries are relatives of cranberries, grown in many Scandinavian countries. Plants are sometimes called cowberries, red whortleberry, foxberry, and northern mountain cranberry. The plant is evergreen and often found on forest floors in ...More…

  • Kumquats

    Old House Web — Kumquats are in the citrus family, though not in the Citrus genus which includes lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruit. Kumquats look like miniature oranges with the size similar to a small cherry tomato. Kumquats are eaten like grapes -- skin, ...More…

  • Kiwi -- Growing

    Old House Web — Kiwi, or Chinese Gooseberry as it is sometimes called, vary. The types normally found in grocery stores and markets is not hardy to Illinois. However, the small seeds are easily sprouted after a day or two on the counter drying and will grow as a ...More…

  • Huckleberry

    Old House Web — Huckleberries are native to higher elevation forests and thrive in an acid soil. The plant is a close relative of the blueberry with fruit color ranging from midnight blue/black to maroon. Grow huckleberries in the garden in a manner similar to ...More…

  • Removing Fruit -- Crabapple

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  • Removing Fruit -- Cherry

    Old House Web — There is no practical method to remove fruit from a cherry tree, including the use of chemicals. Consider removing the tree permanently with the aid of a saw at ground level. Home Improvement Topics Clawfoot Tubs Remodeling Knobs Wicker Corbels ...More…


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