John Elliott wrote:Here's one way to tell the difference between zone 8 and zone 9: loquat trees. If the loquats have fruit on them in April, it was a zone 9 winter. Last year, I could find bearing loquats in Augusta and Columbia. T
The only Loquat I had, a very small one, was apparently killed by the ice storm because it never put back out. Thanks for the recommendation on the cherry/plum tree. Will look into it. Do you keep any varieties of blueberries that you'd recommend for this area. I don't know if I just got bad plants, planted at the wrong time, or wrong location but a few years back (before I knew anything about permaculture) I planted a handful of blueberry plants in North Augusta and none made it through the winter.
