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["tanis cuff" <tanistanis@hotmail.com>]

Ditto Ginda's comments for the common (invasive exotic) southern Wisconsin 
barberry.

Tanis


> From: Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net>
> Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] barberry again
> Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 08:39:54 -0400
>
> I'm only familiar with the invasive barberry in the northeast, and can't 
> even tell you which barberry it is.  But I can say that the fruits are very 
> small, with only a little flesh between the tough skin and the seed.  The 
> flesh is waxy, yellow, and very bitter.  Birds seem to like it, but it is 
> not fit for human consumption.  I've wondered if you could make candles 
> from it, but never bothered to collect the thousands of fruit you'd need to 
> try.
>
> It does grow into a very nice hedge, if you trim it.  The thorns are very 
> nasty, and keep out people, dogs, deer, and other large animals.  Both the 
> red and green ones are reasonably attractive grown as hedges, so long as 
> you're not close enough to be bothered by the thorns.  Because it is 
> considered an invasive alien, I can't recommend it, though.
>
> Ginda Fisher
> eastern MA, zone 6
>
> On Friday, October 11, 2002, at 04:35 PM, Mark Lee wrote:
>
> > A month ago I sent a message asking about experience growing barberry for
> > its fruit.  I had one reply from India (thanks Dr. Parmar).  What I'm
> > looking for is a reply from an American fruit explorer that knows anything
> > about barberry as an edible.  I know Berberis aristata is used in Middle
> > Eastern rice dishes in dried form similar to raisins.  Maybe the work to
> > eradicate barberry as a host for grain diseases has turned people off to 
> > the
> > possibilities for barberry in the edible landscape.  Any interest in this
> > fruit?
> > -Mark Lee, Seattle
> >
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