supposedly they grow wild in my region of n. maine but I’ve never come across them. i have some bilberry seeds from europe, I’m going to try to grow. wish i had seedlings. if you get some of those huckleberries id be interested in a few. id trade for them.
These may be the huckleberries you are looking for http://woodbrooknativeplantnursery.com/. When I’m looking for rare stuff I have a few nurseries I check https://hartmannsplantcompany.com/, http://www.byronnursery.com/BareRootPlants2.html, http://www.svnursery.com/, Products – OIKOS Tree Crops and I would check ebay and amazon regular.
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Thank you, the first nursery has what I was looking for I think, both types yet I am wondering if there is different strains, hmmmm. Sounds like it to me based upon what I read. I will look at the other nurseries and make contact with them asking them questions like if they know the approximate location of the source plant of each.
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Wish you was closer to me id let you use some land to grow on. Gannna start this spring figuring put what to start an where to put stuff lol.
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Since you have 50 acres you might consider planting rootstock this year and graft them next year. That will save you a lot of money FRUIT TREE SEEDLINGS | Willamette Nurseries rootstock clonal seedling fruit tree ornamental seedlings. Lets say you want 50 pear trees as an example If you get 3/8” sized and 50 callery pear rootstock they cost you $1.37 each. If you buy the same pear trees they are usually $20 each. This is meant as an example only because there are a dozen different rootstock you might plant all for a different reason. You might choose a nursery such as copenhaven because their OHxF 333 pear rootstocks are shorter so the trees are easy to pick as an example http://www.copenhavenfarms.com/cherry-plum-and-pear-rootstock-price-list. If you plant 50 or 100 rootstocks and let them grow the investment is small and the reward is big when you have the land to do it.
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Hi Newbee, I am from Maine too. I grow some fig plants in containers, and store them in my cellar over the winter. Other tropical things I’ve seen or heard of being grown in pots in z 5 in pots are pomegranate, citrus, jujube. You should try dragon fruit! I bet they need a lot of sun…there’s also plenty of great fruit you can grow here that doesn’t need winter protection. Apples, pears, plum, grapes are some of my favorites, and I am also starting to grow some more unusual things like persimmon, pawpaw, kiwi, but most of these haven’t produced yet.
Clark’s suggestion about getting rootstock in the ground is a good one, you can save yourself money by taking the extra year or two and grafting them yourself. Especially if you
want to plant a good number of trees, the savings can add up quick.
Good luck with your place and welcome to the forum!
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