I agree with the others that it is still very early - I usually go on my
picking/taste-testing
trip Sept. 13 in zone 5/massachusetts [anyone who wants to join me in MA/NH
let me know].
I ask Hector and others: what effect do you feel frost has on eleagnus fruit?
I have heard it proposed it sweetens it. What do you think?
Charlie Paradise
hector black wrote:
> Rob, They do get sweeter as Jackie says, but there are some clones that
> ripen a lot earlier than others. I have a few red already, but most are
> still very green and don't turn until Sept/Oct. The astringency dimishes
> with ripeness and is gone in freezing or jam making. Hector black zone 6