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[Doc Lisenby <longdistshtr@shtc.net>]

Hi, Doc   I was writing another email to you. but I'll first answer about 
goumi.  :)

That's called "gumi" in Japan.[There is no "guh" sound in Japanese, so it 
sounds like "goomi". Note from Doc]
I looked up that word in dictionary. "goumi" and "silverberry" is English 
name,right? but the name "goumi" might be from French.
I have eaten it before only once. but it was sour and a little astringent. I 
should have tried fully ripe one. and I have one goumi tree in my yard. This 
is the picture which I took in my yard. That tree doesn't bear any fruits 
now.[ I'll be glad to send you the picture if you request it by sending me 
your email address. Doc]
Now is not that season.
I've never eaten that tree's fruits. The birds always eat it all before I 
try it.

I think your goumi is different cultivar from mine.
There are several kinds of goumi in Japan.
The season when we can harvest those fruits is different.
I suppose your goumi could be Natsu gumi(Japanese name,scientific name is 
Elaeagnus multiflora ) . Natsu means summer.

You can also make jam and fruit wine with Goumi like other fruits. When you 
make jam, pass the fruit through a sieve and remove the seeds.

If you need more info, tell me. and I'm going to email to you soon.

Your friend, Mana.
Doc Lisenby
Zone 7/8