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["Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>]

Rose hips are the fruit of the rose plant.  Depending of the species, they range from the size of peas to cherry tomato size.  A few varieties have hips that are delicious when made into jam or soup, or sometimes nibble right of the bush.  These hips are a good source of vitamin C.  If you have a rose bush, don't pick the flowers and you will see the hips form.

-Mark Lee, Seattle

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Tom Olenio
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 2:02 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: [JunkMail] Re: [NAFEX] Rose hip exploring

Hello,

Could you give a rose hips dunce a tutorial on what they are?

I have heard people talk and write about rose hips, but never quite knew what they were.

Thanks,
Tom

"Lon J. Rombough" wrote:

I agree that Queen Elizabeth produces a lot of hips, but the quality of them is pretty low for eating purposes.  The best rose for overall production AND quality I have found is Rosa dumalis (see http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/rosa/rosa/rosadum.html )  which has as many as 11 hips to a cluster and very good flavor.  The character and quality in the few I have are as variable as apples - early, late, tart, sweet, high flavor, etc.
-Lon Rombough

 

Mark,

At some point, probably while perusing the Arnold Arboretum library I copied a
short list someone
had compiled of what they considered superior fruting roses.  Some of these
appear to be tea rose
varieties:

Roses w/best production of hips:Old Blush, Queen Elizabeth,Paradise,Roger
Lambelin,Rosa eglanteria
(Eglantine).
 

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Thomas Olenio
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