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Post by castanea on Jan 16, 2012 22:50:32 GMT -5
I was just reading an article about the rust issue. It is apparently pretty common on Canadian cultivars of saskatoon growing in the Pacific Northwest, but not so common in areas with much warmer spring weather.
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Post by stevil on Jan 19, 2012 9:29:11 GMT -5
I have numerous species and cultivars in my garden (the species were all seed propagated), including large-fruited variety Thiessen . They are easy, attractive shrubs and standard varieties are commonly available here as hedging. They have also naturalised in some places. The main problem is getting to them before the Starlings and Thrushes (I try to net them, but this is difficult on the steep uneven slopes in my garden...). They are just about the first fruit to ripen apart from Strawberries. I mainly dry them and use on winter breakfast mixes/porridge...
I first came across Saskatoons when I was at a conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, many years ago and got friendly with a Welsh couple who invited me to their house where I helped them harvesting Saskatoons that they were growing in their garden - all I remember is that it was quite large as we used a ladder to harvest from!
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Post by atash on Jan 19, 2012 15:33:42 GMT -5
I was just reading an article about the rust issue. It is apparently pretty common on Canadian cultivars of saskatoon growing in the Pacific Northwest, but not so common in areas with much warmer spring weather. That's what I was worried about, and why I intend to find local natives. They probably have more resistance to fungal diseases than their inland cousins from a drier and less equable climate. |
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Post by atash on Aug 3, 2012 14:40:35 GMT -5
Castanea, remind me to set some aside for you as I acquire more. I will try to acquire some local provinences. That should be interesting. OK, it was you. I remembered that I had promised some to someone, and just found this old thread. I've had them for years. Spotted one on the riverbanks of my farm, and last time I was there noticed several other specimens on a bank between the fields and the higher ground, that is easier to get to. They are TREES. Apparently it is a naturally variable species in terms of size, anything from a low bush to a fairly good sized tree. Mine must be on about the high end of the scale. Mine are presumably the variety Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia. California has the same variety. I also have some from the Canadian high plains, probably var pumila. I'll clean the seed and get them ready to send down. They will almost certainly require stratification. |
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Post by castanea on Aug 3, 2012 20:26:01 GMT -5
That should be interesting. OK, it was you. I remembered that I had promised some to someone, and just found this old thread. I've had them for years. Spotted one on the riverbanks of my farm, and last time I was there noticed several other specimens on a bank between the fields and the higher ground, that is easier to get to. They are TREES. Apparently it is a naturally variable species in terms of size, anything from a low bush to a fairly good sized tree. Mine must be on about the high end of the scale. Mine are presumably the variety Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia. California has the same variety. I also have some from the Canadian high plains, probably var pumila. I'll clean the seed and get them ready to send down. They will almost certainly require stratification. Cool. I like the tree varieties. |
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Post by mountaindweller on Aug 6, 2012 3:21:46 GMT -5
I think you need a named cultivator. I've planted 3 little plants and they had some berries in their first year which were just tasteless. But in Australia they are only sold as ornamentals.
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