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["Ben Kane" <benkane@microeye.com>]

If you've ever had a Persian Mulberry (Morus nigra I think) you may think
twice about your raspberry comparison.
I've heard also about Pakistani Mulberry being as good as Persian, but even
larger fruits.  Has anybody tried Pakistani Mulberries?
Ben Kane
Davis, CA
Mediterranean climate, 50's and drizzling.

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Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Blueberry Question.........

I've eaten wild ones - not selected for anything but surviving in the 
spot they happened to live.  They are pretty good.  They look a lot 
like blueberries, and have a very similar texture.  you can do 
everything with them that you can do with blueberries.  I don't think 
they taste as good as good blueberries, but certainly an enjoyable 
fruit to eat out of hand.  Sort of like mulberries aren't as tasty (to 
me) as raspberries, but I'll stop and graze if I come upon a good tree.

Ginda

On Feb 13, 2005, at 11:50 AM, Regina Kreger wrote:

> Not a blueberry, but have you tried juneberries (amelanchier, AKA
> serviceberry or sarvisberry)? Lee has a good chapter on them in his 
> book,
> broken down into which types are native to which part of the 
> continent. I
> guess the saskatoon types (a.alnifolnia) would be the ones you'd want 
> in MN.
> The fruit look like blues, don't necessarily taste like them but 
> supposedly
> taste quite good in their own right, and are suited to your climate.
> They're very ornamental, and many cultivars have been selected for 
> looks
> rather than taste, so make sure you're getting one bred for the fruit. 
> Lee
> describes 2-1/2 pages worth of varieties, about 1/2 of which are
> a.alnifolnia. Check it out.
>
> Mind you, I haven't tried them myself -- yet.  I'm planning to plant 
> both
> blueberries and serviceberries in my new yard, but I will be looking 
> more
> for the Allegheny serviceberries for my location, rather than the
> saskatoons. Haven't yet done the research on which varieties to go for.
>
> Regina
> Zone 7, MD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@uslink.net>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 8:17 AM
> Subject: [NAFEX] Blueberry Question.........
>
>
>>     Has anyone ever invented a blueberry for the Northern grower that
>> doesn't require acidic soil?  My soil is sandy, calcareous and has a 
>> vast
>> buffering potential to where it is not only difficult to make acidic 
>> but
> it
>> won't stay that way.  If I'm to grow blueberries, the plants should 
>> desire
> a
>> pH range of 6.5 to 7.5.  Does such a blueberry exist?
>>
>> Jim Fruth
>> Pequot Lakes, MN
>>
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