c-ray
01-03-2008, 10:02 PM
well I have been thinking about growing a few of these so I thought I would post up some links...this a great berry, easy to grow and grow pretty much anywhere north of probably 35 degrees Latitude (or south if you are in the southern hemisphere), even up in the yukon, alaska and nwt...
I believe it does a lot better in places where there is a cold winter ideally with snow
they grow quite true to form from seed too so once you have one bush you can make millions of seedlings
they are now saying it is potentially more nutritious than blueberries...it is technically a pome (related to apples) not a true berry
supper awesome in pies, jam and jellies or just eating fresh..if you have not tried these you are missing out
so here's some good links:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/V2-516.html
http://www.prairieplant.com/saskatoon-berries.html
http://www.saskatoonfarm.com/proguidea.htm
http://www.saskatoonfarm.com/tissue_culture_instead_of_seedli.htm
seedlings are easy to find on the net
I believe it does a lot better in places where there is a cold winter ideally with snow
they grow quite true to form from seed too so once you have one bush you can make millions of seedlings
they are now saying it is potentially more nutritious than blueberries...it is technically a pome (related to apples) not a true berry
supper awesome in pies, jam and jellies or just eating fresh..if you have not tried these you are missing out
so here's some good links:
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/V2-516.html
http://www.prairieplant.com/saskatoon-berries.html
http://www.saskatoonfarm.com/proguidea.htm
http://www.saskatoonfarm.com/tissue_culture_instead_of_seedli.htm
seedlings are easy to find on the net