To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fall Blooming Honeyberry
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:27:46 +0000
Hey John,
I have had some fall blooming on my honeyberry as well. The fall bloom,
although rather sparse may be responsible for my lower spring bloom/fruit
production. Moving them to where they have a good northern exposure may make
a difference.
Jim Elie
Green Bay, WI
zone4/5
---- John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com> wrote:
> One of my honeyberry plants insists on blooming 2 times a year. In late
> summer, it drops all the leaves, then in late October, burst into bloom.
> This started about 3 years ago and each year the number of blossums
> increases over the previous year. Last year, I had a single lone fruit on
> it, implying some tendency to self-fertility.
>
> None of my other honeyberry plants do this. I was wondering if any other
> honeyberry growers have seen this kind of behavior and how unusual this may
> be. It would be nice to be able to get a fall crop, but the flowering has
> so far been a little late to fully ripen berries.
>
> Thanks
>
> John
>
>