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betula

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Pineberry
« on: August 09, 2011, 09:30:00 »
My Allotment neighbour has got some plants.............

I like the look of them in the picture but not sure if they will be worth growing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/apr/01/pineberry-strawberry-waitrose
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Duke Ellington

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Re: Pineberry
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2011, 10:55:47 »
I think I would buy some of the fruit or wait till your neighbors fruits just to see if I like them. They do look interesting.
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Re: Pineberry
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2011, 12:37:31 »
They were selling that one at a GC I went to a few weeks ago. It looked good but at £15 for one plant in a basket I didn't bother.
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Re: Pineberry
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2011, 20:49:06 »
Buy some and grow the seeds.
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Re: Pineberry
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2011, 13:58:02 »
In the article you linked, it seems to be pinned down as an April Fool's Joke!!!!   :P
Are you sure she doesn't just have white strawberries???
http://travelswith.zen-aida.com/2011/02/destinations/japan-delicious-white-strawberries/

Somehow it seems....wrong. but maybe that's just me! After all we have white currants (that are yellow, chortle).
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Re: Pineberry
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2011, 14:25:17 »
No its not a joke there was some in a booklet that one of the big firms sent out a few weeks ago I think it was £14.99 for 3 plants
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Re: Pineberry
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2011, 14:53:38 »
I've just been sent a spalding plant catalogue with white strawberries or pineberries in, pack of 2 for 10.95  fragaria x ananassa grow wild in South America  ;D
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Re: Pineberry
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2011, 12:34:57 »
If that#'s what the normal companies want for them I shudder to think what Sarah Raven will be charging......
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