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peaches
May 13, 2008 8:01:13 GMT -5
Post by plantsnobin on May 13, 2008 8:01:13 GMT -5
I have a couple of peach trees in my flower garden, and we have managed to escape any late hard freezes. The biggest tree is loaded with tiny peaches. I am not holding my breath, but I am very excited about the prospect of actually MAYBE getting a few ripe, juicy, delicious peaches this year. I know lots of things can go wrong between blooming and eating. I also planted an 'Autumn Brilliance' serviceberry tree last year, and it has lots of fruit on it. Don't know what it tastes like. The Aronia bloomed very heavily and should have lots of fruit too. My hardy kiwi is growing ok, and a small piece that broke off last fall that I just stuck in the ground next to it, took root and is also growing. Elderberries are getting ready to bloom, I never made anything with the fruit last year, but the birds enjoyed them. May use them this year.
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peaches
May 13, 2008 11:05:00 GMT -5
Post by tomc on May 13, 2008 11:05:00 GMT -5
Pederson's Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants lists service berries as part of the amelancher family. White bllom black fruit. Now fer my two cents worth I'll calls em blue and fairly reminicent of blueberries/huckleberries.
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peaches
May 13, 2008 20:57:26 GMT -5
Post by flowerpower on May 13, 2008 20:57:26 GMT -5
My serviceberry has more reddish fruits. The texture reminds me of grapes. I have only eaten them fresh off the tree, But I found them tasty.
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peaches
May 13, 2008 22:27:33 GMT -5
Post by canadamike on May 13, 2008 22:27:33 GMT -5
I second tomc
You could actually try a fun blind test with somebody, I did it with thewild ones growing around here, and I bet you will get that answer everytime, it is THAT close in term of taste.
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peaches
May 14, 2008 8:08:36 GMT -5
Post by plantsnobin on May 14, 2008 8:08:36 GMT -5
I have 3 service berries planted, stolonifera, don't remember, and the Autumn Brilliance. They one I don't remember is only about 3-4 ft tall, while AB is a tree of about 10 ft so far. All of them are going to have fruit this year, but I have never tasted it. I have never read about a similarity to grapes. That sounds good to me. I have an ornamental grape, the purple leaved one, and last year it produced fruit. It already has clusters this year, and I thought they tasted fine, even though it isn't 'supposed' to be edible. The serviceberries really do make an attractive plant and would fit in nicely in any ornamental planting. Pretty flowers, nice fall foliage and fruit. What more could one want.
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