Roy Witt wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 RW> I just peeled one from the store and it had a crack to it when I
 RW> bit off a chunk. Looked like it had a stem running down the middle.
 RW> It was black and was about a 1/4 inch in diameter. I think these
 RW> are from Brazil. 

They probably are.  The home-grown ones in this area are sweeter than the
store-bought ones.

 RW> They're pretty hardy, but if you have frost during the fall and
 RW> winter that lasts a long time, they probably wouldn't last long.
 RW> They would survive though if you take them in. They live here
 RW> because the weather isn't that cold for very long when it does get
 RW> cold here.

No frost yet, although we should have had it a couple of weeks ago when the
temps dropped into the high-20s.


Regards,

Roger 
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