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  • Subject: Re: [nafex] juneberries
  • Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:29:14 -0500

What time of year do you make root cuttings, early spring? I've been meaning
to plant Timm & Success, everyone keeps saying they are a lot more productive
& because they're much shorter, far easier to net.

~mIEKAL


On May 23, 2014, at 3:52 PM, Richard wrote:

> Juneberries, Service berries, Saskatoons, Shadbush, Shadblow, etc......
>
> I have a lot of experience with Amelanchier Alnifolia. 'Amelanchier' is
> Gaul language for tiny apple, and Alnifolia means 'leaves like an Alder'.
> The resident expert, in North America is Dr. Richard St. Pierre at the U.
> of Saskatchewan. I bought his book years ago before it became free on line.
> The biggest mistake I made was to buy 1000 plants before
> testing them in zone 4 Maine. Most struggled; some died. There is too much
> to tell in this email..... My advice is to buy 3 plants each of the
> cultivars that you fancy. Grow them out, and eat the fruit. THEN decide if
> you need 1000 of them. BTW, they are very easy to grow from root cuttings
> or seeds. I did a bunch!
> One other interesting factoid; Amelanchier Alnifolia seeds are
> actually edible! That's why the indians used them for pemmican. The
> nutritional info for this fruit contains a significant amount of protein.
> Chew the seeds. Not sure if A. Canadensis has this feature.
>
> It's beer o'clock.
> Bye
> Murph
>
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