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Last year there was an article entitled something like: They Taste as Good as They Look. It mention Juneberry. I want to buy one, but I cannot find one anywhere.
Edited 10/12/2008 8:15 am ET by crwell
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(post #15295, reply #1 of 8)
don't know about the article, but Juneberry is usually another name for Serviceberry (Amelanchier). i have them in tree form, but the birds always get the berries! i have never tasted one... supposed to be good for pies and jam.
(post #15295, reply #3 of 8)
I have also heard that Juneberry is called Serviceberry, but I still cannot find one. Do you know where I can buy one? I want one that has berries I can eat.
I want to plant it as a memorial to a greyhound we lost to cancer.
Craig
(post #15295, reply #6 of 8)
This is what you're looking for. It's more commonly called serviceberry, but the botanic name is Amalanchier. You'd *absolutely* have to net the whole thing if you ever wanted to eat fruit from it. The birds will eat them the nanosecond they get ripe enough to eat. It's a pretty tree, but I've had one for a dozen years and have yet to have the chance to taste one berry from it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serviceberry
(post #15295, reply #7 of 8)
Think of how many birds are feeding and how many bugs and other critters too. Plus the blooms. I used to take walks through the woods to find the bushes in early spring.
New Mexico home organic gardener
Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. Emerson
(post #15295, reply #2 of 8)
We have native Serviceberries here in upstate NY. In late spring they are a beautiful sight as clouds of white all thru the woods. The fruit tastes very good, but is 50% seed. I've heard some of the hybrids have larger fruit that's more useful. If you plant one, don't put it overhead where you may want to park a car. They can make a real mess when the fruit drops. The older trees here are too tall to get any of the fruit and the birds don't eat it all. So on hybrids pay attention also to maximum height. They probably have some shorter cultivars.
(post #15295, reply #4 of 8)
I have also heard that Juneberry is known as Serviceberry, but I still cannot find one to buy. Do you know where I can get one? I want one I can eat the berries from. I want to plant it as a memorial to a greyhound we lost to cancer.
Craig
(post #15295, reply #8 of 8)
It seems as though mostly only wholesale nurseries like Acorn Farms and Stinchcomb Nurseries carry this tree. Autumn Brilliance, Princess Diana and Robin Hill are some of the better hybrids. The two retail sites listed by Dave's Garden for this tree are as follows: www.SoonerPlantFarm has Autumn Brilliance and Robin Hill listed. www.lazyssfarm.com has Autumn Brilliance listed. Or you call a couple of retail nurseries in your area and request this tree. They can order it for you from a wholesale nursery.
(post #15295, reply #5 of 8)
Has anyone saved that issue of Fine Gardening?