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bigdog · 04-21-2008, 07:44 PM

LOL, I was wondering the same thing! I've got a couple of 'Frank Unknowns' here at the house myself, LOL!

The project is still going strong. The SPS had a meeting down there a couple of months back, and Dr. Richard Wallace had a really nice presentation on some of their findings. They also have some nice ornamental hybrids that they have created that will be released sometime next year, I think. This ongoing study is why the cultivar 'Veinte Cohol' has suddenly become so popular! Not too sure about its cold-tolerance, but it ripens a bunch of fruit in about 45 days or so, and can complete a fruiting cycle from a 2-3 foot (pseudostem) pup in the spring.

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