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  • From: "Bruce Hansen" <brucehansen@acd.net>
  • To: "hector black" <hblack@twlakes.net>, "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Edible Honeysuckle Info
  • Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:16:00 -0500

I have three different varietals from OGW. They have fruited and I found the
fruit quite tasty, although I do not think it tastes like a blueberry. They
did not fruit last year due to a horrific last frost and the droubt. If I
get another taste this spring I will give a holler.

Bruce z5 MI

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of hector black
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 7:13 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Edible Honeysuckle Info


The ones I've tasted are reminiscent of blueberries. Not quite as good as a
blueberry, but quite pleasant. We occasionally had fruit here, and I tasted
some in Russia.
They don't seem to like our climate - too hot in summer I suspect.

Hector Black, zone 6 middle TN
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Fackler" <efackler@woh.rr.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Edible Honeysuckle Info


> Dean:
>
> Thanks for your descriptive on edible honeysuckle.
>
> Your last comment left us hanging. What does it taste like?
>
> Curious folks want to know.
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Dean Kreutzer
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:12 AM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [NAFEX] Edible Honeysuckle Info
>
>
> Some testing into the Edible Honeysuckle is being done at the University
of
> Saskatchewan. "Blue Bell" was probably the best tasting of the 4 "OLD"
> cultivars that was tested. However, in Siberia, where they originated, I
> have heard that they use these cultivars only for ornamental reasons.
There
> have been many new cultivars released since "Blue Bell" with immensely
> higher quality fruit. The U of S imported some plants and they are
testing
> them now.
>
> Here are a few interesting characteristics:
> - OPEN fruit blossoms are reported to be hardy to -7C!
> - The fruit ripen before strawberries. Up here, this equates to a
> bloom time of 1st week in May, and ripen time in mid-june.
> - Hardiness to -40C.
> - Dwarf growing, to 6' high and 6' wide.
> - Not self-fertile. Need to plants of different cultivars to pollinate.
> - Long, cylindrical shaped fruit, Over 1" long, .25" in diameter.
> - Some say, "Blueberry-like taste", but I disagree.
>
> Dean
> Regina, Saskatchewan Canada
> USDA Zone 2/3
>
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