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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

Jim,  My honeyberries are sweet and I would not think of comparing to aronia.  Any chance you are picking early?  Mine color up a long time before they are ready to eat (a month?)

John



--- On Wed, 1/7/09, Jim Fruth <jfruth@tds.net> wrote:

From: Jim Fruth <jfruth@tds.net>
Subject: [NAFEX] Honeyberry
To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 12:12 PM

Ernest Plutko wrote, "I've been thinking about buying honeyberries
also. 
Look at Burnt
Ridge Nursery  They have four types of honeyberries and their prices
are more reasonable.  Research on internet shows most people thought
honeyberries are tiny and have a bland flavor.  Some people
 say they
are great for jam.  I never ate any honeyberries so I don't have an
opinion.   I'm wondering if honeyberry grows best in acold climate.'

    I grow Honeyberry here in zone 3.  I wouldn't necessarily call then
tiny 
but that depends upon which perspective you use.  They are about an inch 
long but rod-like, like a skinny tetrahedron.  Mine are loaded with flavor. 
They are the first fruit to ripen, even before strawberries and are they 
ever sour!  Fantastic flavor, make a fine jelly and are just a tiny bit 
easier to eat out of hand than chokecherries.
    Burnt Ridge nursery recommends planting two for better pollination.  Of 
the four varieties they sell, two are recommended for warm climates and two 
for colder areas but I don't remember which two...............and the snow 
is too deep to go out and check the tags.

Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
For jams,
 jellies & syrups:
www.bberryfarm.com
(877)265-6856 [Store]
(218)831-7018 [My Cell] 

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