I have two in a food forest since they fix nitrogen.
Between the two, carmine is the winner in taste and size.
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I think Sweet Scarlet ripens earlier and so far tastes better than Red Gem and Carmine/Tillamook.
The latter big one gets red and soft while still quite sour. We’ll see if it sweetens up.
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I decided to pick all my tillamook/carmine today. I did this based on one i ate as a test. That one was very delicious. After getting them inside and eating the rest I wish I had tried more first. That one was an outlier and most of the others were either very tart or kind of bland but with a pleasant taste mixed in. I learned my lesson and next year they are hanging a week longer if possible. I think this could be a very good fruit if picked at the right time though.
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I never pick the whole bush at once as they don’t all ripen at the same time.
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Getting a ton of these off a shrub I planted in 2017. Harvesting isn’t the easiest, so I just graze on them whenever I walk by.
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‘Carmine’ after I’ve already snacked on it for a few weeks. I only have this one variety so far and it’s relatively young. Would be interesting to see how production does with another variety but this is plenty for me and the kiddos each season.
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@JohannsGarden I planted that one down south at the farm. Thank’s for reminding me, I need to get down there and see how she’s doing!
this is one thing you can use your fruit for.
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I might have to try that once my Goumi’s start producing. I only ever tasted one. It was a Sweet Scarlet on a bush planted in the ground at the nursery where I bought my two goumi bushes. I actually liked the flavor of it. I do like sweet/sour flavors.
My two bushes were just tiny seedlings when planted in June of this year and are just now settling in and starting to grow more leaves. Still only about a foot tall.
2024 Goumi grafts
Grafted about 4’ high. They are about 9’ high as of today. These are mostly Tillamook/Carmine, Raintree, and Forest Farm. I left a few smaller limbs of Sweet Scarlet below to assist in cross pollination.
This is a Tillamook/Carmine graft onto a slightly bigger than a toothpick root in 2024. It grew straight up and is now about 4.5’ high. Probably going to grow it into a small tree form.
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