Very Very good year for Goumi, Birds are not nearly as interested in them this year and i have yet to put out my motion sprinklers. squirrel pressure is low. I think populations must be down from the harsh winter. I thought the Cicada might have distracted the critters this year but there are none in Northern NJ where I am. Perhaps the birds left for cicada grounds.
Sweet Scarlet SS and Raintree Select RS pictured below. SS are about 1/2 the size of RS this year. Last year they where 1/3 the size. Flavor was good before and tasted about the same as RS. This year SS lives up to its name and is recognizably sweet. RS tastes the same. So in a bad year SS tastes like RS but are just smaller in a good year the flavor is superior.
