Cool, I think I have one of those growing wild at my place. I’d assumed it was some type of plum, but apparently it has its own genus.
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Another common name is “Indian plum” so you’re not alone in viewing it that way! Some specimens taste overly cucumber-y but I’ve found a few wild bushes that were sweet, plump, and fruity. I have a bunch of seeds from my favorite bush in pots outside for the winter as cold stratification, hopefully some of them germinate this spring.
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Indian Plums and Salmon berries are the first fruits to ripen in the PNW imho.
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Rhubarb: well-tended plants are harvestable in April here.
Tends to be a one-shot dessert combined with strawberries in May or June.
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Yes
I’m in Port Orchard
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Hi all!
We’re in unincorporated King County near Duvall and have been curious as to where we can source our fruit trees. We’ve used Restoring Eden (https://restoringeden.co/) in the past (which has been great!) but curious where folks on this thread may find Seattle-adjacent saplings.
Thanks,
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I took Larry to be expounding on my post, I didn’t think he was actually calling rhubarb a fruit.
At my local nursery today (Christianson’s in Mt.Vernon), I found something new- 40 lb bags of hazelnut shells for $18/bag. Maybe others have seen these big bags of hazelnut shells. It was a first for me. The label on bag read Holmquist. Checking it out I found:
https://www.holmquisthazelnuts.com
I’m using the shells as mulch for my asparagus beds hoping to deter what I think are asparagus beetle larva that gnaw on the tips of buds causing them to scar and turn brown. Also to be inhospitable to pesky slugs that munch one side of the stalk, causing the plant to veer sideways.
While these shells provide no nutritive value, they do last 5+ years, a good choice for permanent beds.
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Most sell mulch in bags by volume rather than weight. How many cu-ft was the bag?
Wilco has a 1.5 cu-ft (25 lbs) bag for $5 KP'S Harvest Time, Hazelnut Shell Mulch, 1.5 cu ft - Wilco Farm Stores
That’s probably a better price! Bag was not labelled…probably about 4 cu-ft.
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Hi. My name is Deborah and I am in the Rogue River valley in southern Oregon. I grow a lot of different types of fruits, but specialize in antique apples for eating and making hard cider. I have Harrison, Wickson, Redfield, Court Pendu Plat, Muscadet de Dieppe, Hewes crab, Michelin, Medaille d’Or, Amere de Berthcourt, Karmijin de Sonneville, Calville Blanc d’Hiver, Reine de Reinette, Kidd’s Orange Red, Hudson’s Golden Gem, Liberty, Golden Russet, Pink Pearl, and Blue Pearmain apples. Perry pears Winnals Longdon, Hendre Huffcap, And Barland, and edible pears Cascade and Paragon. Peaches Frost and Indian Free. Still trying to get apricots. Puget Gold and Chinese Mormon have died, most likely from canker. Just planted Harcot and Wenathchee Moorpark. Both look healthy so far.
I am always glad to do orchard tour if you are in the area. I also sell 1 year whips of many different apple varieties on request.
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Note that the date of the Winter Field Day has changed to March 12th.
I’m still going and can meet up if you decide to attend.
https://nwfruit.org/winter-field-day/
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The 2022 Spring Propagation Fairs Schedule is posted at https://agrariansharing.net/
I’m disappointed that there is nothing up in the Portland area. Everything is Eugene or further south.
I’m in Bellevue, WA. I started planting things within the couple years after buying our house almost 4 years ago so the fruit trees haven’t started bearing yet.
Puget gold apricot
European pear: red Bartlett seedling with Ubileen graft, also grafting Seckel and comice this spring
European plum: Italian (3 years in ground) and green gage (1 year in ground)
Japanese plum: Shiro, satsuma, and superior. Planning to graft elephant heart and maybe one or two others this spring
Apple: 4 in 1 gala, honey crisp, Fuji, and Braeburn. Planning to graft akane this year
Dwarf ever bearing mulberry (1 year old)
Gooseberries: captivator, Hinnomaki red, and poorman
Lingonberry: Ida, Ertenesegen, and Koralle
Cane berries: cascade gold, Tayberry, unknown red, and raspberry shortcake
Strawberries : rainier, Puget crimson, shuksan, and seascape
Huckleberry: evergreen, mountain, and red
Chilean guava, looks to have suffered damage from the snow so we will see how it does
Regent serviceberry
Hops: centennial, cascade, crystal, and willamette
Loquat seedling from the international district
Avocado seedling from @swincher cold-hardy avocado trial
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Honeyberries ripen for me late May to early June. Most around the 1st week of June.
Chilean Wintergreen ripens in the summer and fruit stays on and is edible all through the winter and overlaps the previous years fruit so being that it hangs for a full 12 months, it would be edible anytime of the year. They are not amazing but fun to snack on in the middle of winter when they are frozen. I like them the most this time of year.
Eleagnus X Ebbingei has fruited for me in late March. They basically taste just like a smallish goumi. Bigger than an autumn olive though. The challenge is they don’t fruit heavily usually. There are some examples of heavy fruiting ones but it appears to be a pollination issue. They flower in the late fall and fruit in the early spring but I’ve never had more than a handful of fruit. They always surprise me to see any at all. They will flower somewhat heavily but the fruit set doesn’t match the flower set. I have 3 cultivars to hopefully get cross pollination but only the standard evergreen, of which I have 2, has any vigor. The others are all variegated but they grow very slowly and have few flowers if any.
Wild salmonberries ripen on my property in mid to late May as well.
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Skipley farm in Snohomish might get you what you’re looking for, if you’re willing to wait for a custom graft if they don’t have the exact thing you’re looking for available
I’ve been meaning to ask how that’s doing! If you want it to be grafted with another variety this spring or summer, just let me know. “Joey” looks to have survived very well above the graft outside, so that might be a good option, though I’ve read mixed reviews about the fruit quality.
rhubarb: at County Fairs, rhubarb competes with other fruits, not with the vegetables.
At grocers, including online, is sold among other fruits.
It is still grown commercially in the area:
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