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Post by Srdjan Gavrilovic on Apr 15, 2019 8:34:46 GMT -5
I'm looking for Berberis selected for edible fruits!
Online there are few references to such vars. The most often mentioned is seedless Berberis. However, it was not possible for me to source any.
Do you have any "improved" Berberis for exchange/trade (by improved I aim at edibility qualities not ornamental)? Do you know any commercial source of such Berberis?
P.S. I know that all Berberis species have edible fruits. I tried many and would like to try with something more "domesticated" (larger fruit, bigger flesh to seed ratio, seedless...).
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Post by Srdjan Gavrilovic on Apr 19, 2019 15:24:55 GMT -5
In Russia there are few noted Berberis selections for edible properties (Тема, Галина, Донец, Аполлон, Ермолай). Each of them belong to different species. Mahonia aquifolium selections (Малышка, Натаха, Русалка, Тимошка, Сластена). In Ukraine, there are selections (Безнасіннє-вий жовтий, Цу-керка 1, Цукерка 2, Цукерка 3, Безнасіннєвий червоний, Білий, Ліхтарик, Смачний, Червоний велетень). By what I could find Ukrainian selections look as the best choice for private gardens! Iran is the most famous producer of seedless Berberis fruits. It looks like all of selections are somoclonal variations with differences coming from accumulated somatic mutations over long cultivation history. One of most distributed is selections Khorasani (خراسانی). Dry fruits can be bought in better supplied shops all around world. Also known as Zereshk. Had them and they taste great. The only place I could find that might be selling any of those is onegreenworld.com/product-category/fruiting-shrubs/barberry/ but I couldn't validate that it is seedless. No reply to Email. I guess that it has Iranian origin considering being named with Persian name for the specie. Anyone interested in receiving few Berberis plants for free, dividing root system, keeping mother plant and forwarding root suckers? All costs covered. |
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Post by diane on Apr 19, 2019 22:12:45 GMT -5
Only some species of Berberis and Mahonia are allowed to be grown in the U.S. and Canada because some of them can serve as an alternate host to stem rust of wheat and barley.
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Post by steev on Apr 20, 2019 10:04:25 GMT -5
I'd like to give it a shot, if any can be imported.
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Post by Srdjan Gavrilovic on Apr 20, 2019 14:13:15 GMT -5
Only some species of Berberis and Mahonia are allowed to be grown in the U.S. and Canada because some of them can serve as an alternate host to stem rust of wheat and barley. Correct. Ilive in a non-agricultural area. I guess, crappy climate...There is not a single field at least 50-60 km around me. Also, susceptible berberis is native here and no such regulations. However, if they can come with disease, the life goes on... |
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