Kassaundra
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Has anyone grown juneberries? Do they actually taste like blueberries?
Juneberry vs blueberry
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digitS'
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Juneberries?
Amelanchier? Serviceberries? And does anyone actually pronounce that, "survis berries" instead of "sarvis berries?" Or, is "sarvis" just something for us cowboys?
My mom used to say that serviceberries were just for the birds and kids. I'm not sure about the kids. The flavor is pleasant and I've had very nice serviceberry jam but it must have taken hours to pick what you could turn into a pint of jam. Oh, maybe not that long - they are prolific producers of berries.
The problem with service berries -- the relatively HUGE seed! There's only a tiny fraction of an inch of berry to them! But, because the birds like them - you'll get purple splotches on your car parked out where the birds can get at it . . . in the middle of each splotch, there'll be a seed
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Serviceberries grow by the thousands in the lower elevations around here. They are really quite a pretty bush and, I understand that there are landscape varieties. If you want a tall bush for the yard and would be happy with their dark, blue-green foliage and early bloom, they should make a nice landscape plant for you Kassaundra. Don't be thinking of them in the same basket as blueberries, however.
Now, someone tell me that there's a different "Juneberry" so that I'll feel like an idiot . . .
Steve
Amelanchier? Serviceberries? And does anyone actually pronounce that, "survis berries" instead of "sarvis berries?" Or, is "sarvis" just something for us cowboys?
My mom used to say that serviceberries were just for the birds and kids. I'm not sure about the kids. The flavor is pleasant and I've had very nice serviceberry jam but it must have taken hours to pick what you could turn into a pint of jam. Oh, maybe not that long - they are prolific producers of berries.
The problem with service berries -- the relatively HUGE seed! There's only a tiny fraction of an inch of berry to them! But, because the birds like them - you'll get purple splotches on your car parked out where the birds can get at it . . . in the middle of each splotch, there'll be a seed
.Serviceberries grow by the thousands in the lower elevations around here. They are really quite a pretty bush and, I understand that there are landscape varieties. If you want a tall bush for the yard and would be happy with their dark, blue-green foliage and early bloom, they should make a nice landscape plant for you Kassaundra. Don't be thinking of them in the same basket as blueberries, however.
Now, someone tell me that there's a different "Juneberry" so that I'll feel like an idiot . . .
Steve
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Kassaundra
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No you we are talking about the same plant, serviceberry, juneberry, saskatuan berry, all the same. Thanks for the info, guess I'll just work on acidifiying the ground.digitS' said:Juneberries?
Amelanchier? Serviceberries? And does anyone actually pronounce that, "survis berries" instead of "sarvis berries?" Or, is "sarvis" just something for us cowboys?
My mom used to say that serviceberries were just for the birds and kids. I'm not sure about the kids. The flavor is pleasant and I've had very nice serviceberry jam but it must have taken hours to pick what you could turn into a pint of jam. Oh, maybe not that long - they are prolific producers of berries.
The problem with service berries -- the relatively HUGE seed! There's only a tiny fraction of an inch of berry to them! But, because the birds like them - you'll get purple splotches on your car parked out where the birds can get at it . . . in the middle of each splotch, there'll be a seed
Serviceberries grow by the thousands in the lower elevations around here. They are really quite a pretty bush and, I understand that there are landscape varieties. If you want a tall bush for the yard and would be happy with their dark, blue-green foliage and early bloom, they should make a nice landscape plant for you Kassaundra. Don't be thinking of them in the same basket as blueberries, however.
Now, someone tell me that there's a different "Juneberry" so that I'll feel like an idiot . . .
Steve
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Does that mean you're just going with blueberries Kassaundra? Serviceberries are good, but blueberries IMO are better.
However, Juneberries (by all their names) are easy to grow, not too picky about the soil. We have dozens growing on the property
and their spring bloom is nice.
They also have cultivars that turn brilliant red in the fall. Mine are wild and just turn yellow.
Yeah Steve, if you walk into a nursery and ask about "sarvis berry" you'll get a blank look. Ask how I know.
Apparently the old pronunciation has been discarded for the new improved phonetic version.
It's a nice combination of ornamental and edible.
However, Juneberries (by all their names) are easy to grow, not too picky about the soil. We have dozens growing on the property
and their spring bloom is nice.
They also have cultivars that turn brilliant red in the fall. Mine are wild and just turn yellow.
Yeah Steve, if you walk into a nursery and ask about "sarvis berry" you'll get a blank look. Ask how I know.
Apparently the old pronunciation has been discarded for the new improved phonetic version.
It's a nice combination of ornamental and edible.
NwMtGardener
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I think they're nice as ornamentals, but YUCK as far as edibility!!!
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Your post was a little ambiguous Heather, do you mean you don't like the flavor?NwMtGardener said:
Chickie'sMomaInNH
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if i remember this right from my childhood. across the lake from our old cabin on Milton Three Ponds, there were some 'service berries' growing wild all over the place! they were ok taste wise but never as sweet as wild low bush blueberries!
digitS'
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When I've had tamarind candy, I think of serviceberries.
Here is what the USDA says about the fruit: 6-11 mm
And, inside that fruit: seeds 4-10.
These are the seeds:
Each square on the grid is 1mm. I doubt if I've ever seen a berry that is 11mm in size. It would be the size of the entire photograph! That would be fine if there would only be 4 or 5 seeds in it. Maybe, there are cultivars that produce fruit like that.
My experience is with the 6mm berry and all those seeds crammed into it!
Steve
ETA: the link to USDA information
Here is what the USDA says about the fruit: 6-11 mm
And, inside that fruit: seeds 4-10.
These are the seeds:
Each square on the grid is 1mm. I doubt if I've ever seen a berry that is 11mm in size. It would be the size of the entire photograph! That would be fine if there would only be 4 or 5 seeds in it. Maybe, there are cultivars that produce fruit like that.
My experience is with the 6mm berry and all those seeds crammed into it!
Steve
ETA: the link to USDA information
sparkles2307
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My grandpa once gave me a big cereal bowl full of juneberries with cream and sugar. Apparently they used to grow everywhere in MN, but now with all the AG Bane cleacutting EVERYTHING they are hard to find. I plan to get some from the local nursery this spring and start my own patch!Kassaundra said:
