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[Gene Spears <Spears@LMC.edu>]

Michelle,
        I'm growing both Goumi and Autumn Olive, both purchased from Hidden 
Springs Nursery in TN.  Very similar, but the Goumi leaves seem to be a bit 
fuller and the developing fruits not quite as densely packed as the AO.  This 
promises to be my second big harvest from AO (tends to alternate heavy and 
light crop years here in NW NC - also zone 6) but will be my first Goumi 
crop. A late spring freeze can eliminate your crop and burn back the 
vegetation, as they are an early bloomer and leafer.  The AO fruit is a bit 
tart, but perfectly good eaten straight off the bush.  I freeze most of my 
harvest and have them on my morning cereal as long as they last.  
        Small berries, but extremely abundant so that you can harvest a good 
amount pretty quickly.  AO is rumored to be invasive, but I've been growing 
it for several years and have seen no signs of it spreading through seeds or 
sprouts.  A good bee flower - very attractive to bumblebees - and a good bird 
food - I always run into catbirds and robins hopping around inside my bushes 
- but there's usually plenty to share.


Gene Spears
Banner Elk, NC 28604


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michele Stanton
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:10 PM
To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'
Subject: [NAFEX] goumi and other minor fruits

Are any of you growing goumi (Elaeagnus multiflora)?  

 

Michele in SW Ohio z6

 

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