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  • From: "Hector Black" <hblack1925@fastmail.fm>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] goumi and other minor fruits
  • Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:39:43 -0500

Hi Michelle, No name to our goumi. It came from Sherwood Aiken so I presume, but not certain, that it is a named variety. They are about 13 ft. at maturity. More upright than autumn olive. We cut branches with fruit on them and bring them indoors to pick in a cooler place. Does not seem to reduce harvest any. Hector
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michele Stanton" <6ducks@gmail.com>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] goumi and other minor fruits


Elizabeth,
Which cultivar was it that you ate this spring?

Hector,
Which cultivars do you carry, and what is their mature size?

I teach Edible Landscapes, and like to be able to suggest plants for
students to experiment with.
No one in my area is growing them that I know of, which in the past has
meant one of two things:
They don't do well here, or no one has gotten around to trying them.

Would someone be willing to send me a photo of a mature Goumi shrub with
ripe fruit?

Michele



-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Hilborn
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:28 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] goumi and other minor fruits

This spring I planted 2 varieties of Goumi that I purchased this year
from One Green World. They are only 10 -12" tall, but one plant
flowered profusely early this spring. I picked the flowers off, but must
have missed one as I got 1 fruit this year in early May. Small sweet
cherry sized and delicious. Sweeter than I expected.

I was surprised at how quickly the fruit formed and ripened after
flowers appeared. I will have to see how they perform over the years,
but they look good now.

Betsy Hilborn
7a Central NC
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