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Salal did not survive the winter here in the colder part of Zone 5 in New York's Hudson Valley.

Lee Reich, PhD

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On Oct 5, 2005, at 11:08 AM, Jim Fruth wrote:

Lon,

   To my knowledge, Salal berry is Gaultheria Shallon which is native to

Northern California and points North whereas Gaultheria Procumbens is the

only Gaultheria spp. to thrive in zone 3.  If you possess information to the

contrary, I've sincerely love to learn it.  We'd love to make Salal jelly

but would it grow in Minnesota?  We grow 98% of the fruits in our

jams/jellies and harvest the balance from the wilds locally.  To date, we

have 21 kinds of jams, jellies and butters (plus no-sugar varieties), that

cannot be found at the grocery store, and more are being planned.

-- 

Jim Fruth

Brambleberry Farm

Pequot Lakes, MN

www.bberryfarm.com 

You must be planning on using it for jelly or the like.  The seeds in

Gaylussacia are large enough to be objectionable, especially compared

to blueberries.  I grew some once and decided they weren't worth it for

anything that wasn't processed to remove the seeds.  Salal was more

interesting as a wild berry and had small seeds like a blueberry.

-Lon J. Rombough

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