Thanks for starting the thread! That jam looks excellent.
Here’s my survey from this morning. Central Illinois zone 5 or 6.
Catherine’s Find on it’s own roots. I overwintered it in the basement, so it didn’t end up going dormant. I was nervous about it dying this winter when I received it last fall. From now on it’s on it’s own though.
Wang Bo Seedling
#1, purchased from England’s and planted last fall. This one had some winter dieback, so I pruned it down to help it recover.
Wang Bo Seedling
#2. I overwintered this one in the basement with the Catherine’s Find. It’s being slow to take off now that it’s in the ground.
Wang Bo Seedling
#3. This one needs to figure out how to grow vertically. It looks like a prime candidate for mound layering if I want to make a copy.
Sherwood, purchased from Almost Eden and planted this spring. It doesn’t seem to be waking up. I had a few small green leaves when I received it, and the roots were in pretty poor shape. It might be a goner.
Raintree Select, purchased from Raintree and planted this spring. Came in a small pot but had excellent roots. I think it will grow a ton this year.
Hidden Springs Seedling
#1, purchased from Hidden Springs and planted this spring.
Hidden Springs Seedling
#2.
Hidden Springs Seedling
#3. Growing out in a container as an experiment. I’ll overwinter it in our unheated garage and plant it out next spring.
Carmine, purchased from Burnt Ridge and planted this spring.
Tillamook, purchased from Restoring Eden and planted last fall. I know it’s the same as Carmine, but I figured it would be nice to have the genetics in a different part of the yard.
Sunrise Ruby, purchased from Burnt Ridge and planted this spring. May be grafted.
Red Gem, purchased from Restoring Eden last spring. It’s now 5 ft tall.
Sweet Scarlet, purchased from Restoring Eden last spring. It’s now 5 1/2 ft tall.
Catherine’s Find purchased from Really Good Plants and grafted 3x onto autumn olive this spring. No signs of life yet.
Catherine’s Find Seedling
#1 purchased from Really Good Plants and grafted 3x onto autumn olive this spring. A few buds opening.
Catherine’s Find Seedling
#2 purchased from Really Good Plants and grafted 3x onto autumn olive this spring. A few buds opening.
Raintree Select received from Bill (thanks!!) and grafted 6x onto autumn olive this spring. No signs of life yet.
Forest Farm received from Bill (thanks!!) and grafted 5x onto autumn olive. No signs of life yet. I really hope this one takes as this variety seems to be “out of print”. Still trying to find more info on it if anyone knows more.
