Juneberries have a little bit of an almond extract flavor in the seeds that really sets them apart from blueberries in my opinion. Some varieties are also more juicy and flavorful than others.
I grew up in Northern Alberta and one of the things I missed the most when I moved to the US in 1967 was the saskatoon berry. I thought that this country didn't have any so I am so glad you published this so I knew to ask for them by their American name of June berry. Thanks.
Wow based on your description about this Juneberries, they are like the ones here in the Philippines, it's called "Alatiris" (you can google it to see the fruit and the tree) It's amazing to know that there are fruits that are alike but not really the same ones (Im sorry I'm bad at explaining things 😆)
Just learned about this tree TODAY AND IM 70! Looks like another fruiting tree for my garden and we are in zone 8 right at the end of the zone…thank you for all of the information and looking forward to this new Berry in my life…
I discovered juneberries 4 years ago hiking in northern Wisconsin it blew my mind how good they were, also found wild strawberries that were mindboggingly good.
@@camillekortis2117 Very sweet, they grow as trees or shrubs, the shrubs seemed the best, on a scale of 1 to 10 they are a 10. They don't make the best jam however, can't beat raspberry for that.
Wow, I didn't know these were actually cultivated (in my own country!). I enjoy eating a berry here or there in the valley where I go walking. The coyotes really love them, too, in addition to the birds. Miigwetch (thank you) for touching on the Native food traditions!
Saskatoon picking season is so fun. Gotta always save and reinforce the ice cream pails with the handles. Wear an oversized belt. Freeze and enjoy all winter long In recent years I've noticed they can now be purchased in the freezer aisle right next to the blueberries
I can never get service berries before the birds do. I have have 6 trees (immature) but great producers. I LOVE them. Same as our Mulberry tree. That's a big tree but the darn birds...LOL I am fining out that we can get the blueberries before the birds if we do it at dawn every morning.
Red Bull has an amazing energy drink that is Juneberry! That was what made me look it up to find this vid. I cannot believe being part Native American and over 50 yrs old and I had NEVER heard of a Juneberry! (Thanks Red Bull) The drink was so delicious I HAD to look it up…. Hmmmm is “Juneberry” a real thing or did they make the name up for this delicious drink, I thought…. Nope, they can’t take the credit lol. Thanks to this vid and seeing the beautiful tree and the blooms…. I can’t wait to buy my house and plant one of these trees!!!
As far back as i can remember, it was an annual tradition for Grandma and Grandpa to go Saskatoon Picking in early summer, just North of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. I believe that Saskatchewan has the biggest supply of Saskatoons of all the provinces in Canada.They would come back with pails and pails of them. Grandma would make pies, jams and wine. I believe they are called June berries, because that is usually when they are ready for picking. Have a great day lovely lady XXX
Saskatoon berry pie is deeeelish! Or Service berry, also known by it's correct name, the Amalanchier. Saskatoon berry ice cream can also be found in Canada.
Great video! I wonder if these are some of the berries that grow wild in my back yard? In my case they grow like high bush blueberry. I harvest them to make jam and use them in pancakes. I often wonder why we don't grow more things in the U.S., like runner beans (which are super popular in the U.K. and are beautiful plants with lovely flowers hummingbirds flock to, as well as giving you both green beans and big, meaty dry beans), or hardy kiwi, which apparently are sweeter than the fuzzy kiwi we get in the supermarket. My hardy kiwi are just producing their first fruits this year (in NJ). So we'll see! It just seems like you could grow these all over the country and not have to ship tropical kiwi.
I grew up in Manitoba and these bushes grew along our lane. We picked them and my mother made jelly, delicious. 50 years later, i was living in Virginia, read a silly novel that talked about the "sarvice" berries. I looked it up in comprehensive tree and shrub book and discovered that it was a "saskatoon" latin name "Amelanchier" and p art of the ""rosacia" family of plants. Just for your info.
This is a really helpful video. I've spent some time looking at what trees to install in my small garden, and the Juneberry is definitely one that I'm going to go for, especially as the berries have such a great nutritional value. It seems to grow fairly quick, which means it will provide good shade for my barrel pond area and being low maintenance is of course a plus, too!
I think this is what my aunt was showing me when she went walking in Maryland. I don't think she knew it can be eaten. I love your presentation. You should travel and present local fruits. Guyana first, Jamaica, Phillipines etc.
Thanx a lot Now the cats out of the bag One of the best berries that I’ve had a chance to try My first introduction was in a rhubarb Saskatoon berry pie Best pie I’ve ever eaten! That took me from 1 slice of pie a year To 7-8 pies a year Then there’s the jam, Yummmmmmy!
Omg, that’s the berry that grows on my route to grade school as a kid. The tree it was on was really small and I’ve always wondered what it was. Tasted okay without much flavour but it was a treat whenever I walk past it
My trees are picky about the weather. Last year we got some nice berries. This year the berries are shriveling up before they get ripe. 😭 It's been raining a lot so maybe they don't like too much rain? Haven't figured it out yet.
I did not discover this berry until recently and I do not understand why. I am generally quite good at identifying edible and medicinal plants, but now I find this berry bush everywhere here in southern Sweden (Europe).
The Juneberry is like aratilis or kerson fruit (muntingia calabura) this is a very famous Berry in the Philippines, when I was a kid we always climb in that kind of a tree, and we eat it as a snack, most of the parents says its a kind of a tall grass that we didn't know where it came from, untill many years passed, a 16 year old girl discovered that this berries are lots of nutritious benefits
The wild berry explorers I've met say that there are huge differences in wild Juneberries, and I've found some which are even better than blueberries! The big round red ones are seedier, where the blue teardrop shaped ones are like blueberries but better tasting. Check it out Nicole! 🌞 Saskatoons for peace! ☮️
I have three Saskatoon Bushes in my yard. I didn't know they came in tree form. Lots of "You Pick" places around here for so much a pail random: Saskatoon (the city) is often called Saskabush as a fun term by people who live in the area
My husband got a pie as an Xmas gift from a vendor. We thought it was blueberry but it has no blueberry flavor, the blue berries inside are smaller than your average blueberry, they are very dark blue, they have no tartness to them, and we found a pit that looks like a very small cherry pit in the pie. Do you have any idea what kind of fruit this might be? The pie is not homemade and looks like came from a company that possibly makes them for food service.
We call them service berrys in idaho I have a 500 acre ranch full of them if you need a place to pick. Not joking. And ours get dark purple if they’re dark red they’re not ready but they’re amazing
Nicole, I am curious. How does a slightly unripe juneberry taste? Is it tart? And a fully ripe one would be sweet? I prefer tart to very sweet. Wonderful video, thank you 🌹🌷❤😋
Great question! I have to pick mine slightly underripe (a little more red than purple) in order to get any before the catbirds eat them all. I'd say they have a mild tartness but not puckeringly so. ;)
Timing of this video lol. We just picked up a Saskatoon, or Juneberry. They are extremely rare to find..... if you are in Australia. People just don't grow them which is a shame, the flowers alone are worth it. Most people here say they should fruit just on Xmas time in December.
I wish these can grow in the tropics. 😍 We only have this "Pahang Cherry" in my country but I'm not aware of any local cuisines made from these cherries, shame!
I'm fairly sure your too far south to grow it. Most fruit trees that are so cold hardly also needs X amount of what orchard enthusiasts call "chill hours" to stimulate blossoms for fruit production. But I envy you cause you can grow stuff that I'd need a greenhouse for.
The Juneberry name is an American marketing name to better introduce the berry to new customers, it's easier to pronounce than saskatoon. The name saskatoon is anglicized from the Cree word for the berry, in Plains Cree it is Misakwatomina, small berry on many branches. Hard to pronounce. It became Saskatoon to settlers. There is a city in Saskatchewan named Saskatoon, the location of one of the world's best agricultural schools. There was a Saskatoon joke told on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium when it hosted the Grand Ole Opry, in Tennessee. An American trucker and his swamper get out at a truckstop after a long drive. Once inside he asks a waitress where they are. "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan," she says. The trucker turns to his swamper, "Good God, we drove so far, they don't even speak English here!"
Such wonderful information here, Lawrence! Thank you! Yes, I know Cornell tried to convince the Canadian saskatoon growers to change the name to juneberry so they could create a united North American market. I'm glad Canada has stuck to its guns. ;)
Are June berries edible if so I so so wished I knew earlier at my old house by the tea there was one with tons of berries on them now if I would of known I would of harvested some
Berry well presented and informative.
That's Knott a very good pun.
Groan
This comment is berry funny
Juneberry, it's a member of rose family, more close to apple and cherry than blueberry, but really tastes like a blueberry.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing!
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I think it tastes similar to the aftertaste of a raspberry but it's a strange mix. Love it.
Juneberries have a little bit of an almond extract flavor in the seeds that really sets them apart from blueberries in my opinion. Some varieties are also more juicy and flavorful than others.
I grew up in Northern Alberta and one of the things I missed the most when I moved to the US in 1967 was the saskatoon berry. I thought that this country didn't have any so I am so glad you published this so I knew to ask for them by their American name of June berry. Thanks.
Wow based on your description about this Juneberries, they are like the ones here in the Philippines, it's called "Alatiris" (you can google it to see the fruit and the tree) It's amazing to know that there are fruits that are alike but not really the same ones (Im sorry I'm bad at explaining things 😆)
Just learned about this tree TODAY AND IM 70! Looks like another fruiting tree for my garden and we are in zone 8 right at the end of the zone…thank you for all of the information and looking forward to this new Berry in my life…
you're so welcome!
I discovered juneberries 4 years ago hiking in northern Wisconsin it blew my mind how good they were, also found wild strawberries that were mindboggingly good.
Are the juneberries sweet?
@@camillekortis2117 Very sweet, they grow as trees or shrubs, the shrubs seemed the best, on a scale of 1 to 10 they are a 10. They don't make the best jam however, can't beat raspberry for that.
Haha!! “Juneberry” video…IN JUNE!! 😄😄 I love it!!
Oooh! This is exciting as I just planted 3 service berry trees!
I planted a tiny bush 2-3 years ago. Hope to see a tree one day! Great info, thanks berry much. 😊
Wow, I didn't know these were actually cultivated (in my own country!). I enjoy eating a berry here or there in the valley where I go walking. The coyotes really love them, too, in addition to the birds. Miigwetch (thank you) for touching on the Native food traditions!
Your home gardening is iconic
And ideal , inspirational.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful knowledge!
My pleasure!
I’m just a squirrel butttt I can’t wait to try these berrriesss!!! 🤤 ♥️ 😋
Shoo squirrel, shoo! They're mine! 😉
Is there any place I can get some for myself I don’t want to be like a squirrel but I would be if I can
Sweet video and info. June berry trees and mullberry grow all over the place up here in Pontiac, Michigan. I pick them and blend in smoothies
Saskatoon picking season is so fun. Gotta always save and reinforce the ice cream pails with the handles. Wear an oversized belt.
Freeze and enjoy all winter long
In recent years I've noticed they can now be purchased in the freezer aisle right next to the blueberries
I'm so in love with your Videos..
Wooowww...
Your videos help me learn more about agriculture and nature,,
Thank you..
I'm so glad you enjoy them!
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I can never get service berries before the birds do. I have have 6 trees (immature) but great producers. I LOVE them. Same as our Mulberry tree. That's a big tree but the darn birds...LOL I am fining out that we can get the blueberries before the birds if we do it at dawn every morning.
Red Bull has an amazing energy drink that is Juneberry!
That was what made me look it up to find this vid.
I cannot believe being part Native American and over 50 yrs old and I had NEVER heard of a Juneberry! (Thanks Red Bull)
The drink was so delicious I HAD to look it up…. Hmmmm is “Juneberry” a real thing or did they make the name up for this delicious drink, I thought….
Nope, they can’t take the credit lol.
Thanks to this vid and seeing the beautiful tree and the blooms…. I can’t wait to buy my house and plant one of these trees!!!
As far back as i can remember, it was an annual tradition for Grandma and Grandpa to go Saskatoon Picking in early summer, just North of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. I believe that Saskatchewan has the biggest supply of Saskatoons of all the provinces in Canada.They would come back with pails and pails of them. Grandma would make pies, jams and wine. I believe they are called June berries, because that is usually when they are ready for picking. Have a great day lovely lady XXX
You deserve more subscribers. Your videos are so satisfying.
Thanks for the enlightenment on this tree, I wonder if it can take the heat of 9a? (we will hit 110F next week)
Saskatoon berry pie is deeeelish! Or Service berry, also known by it's correct name, the Amalanchier. Saskatoon berry ice cream can also be found in Canada.
Priceless. It’s Juneberry!
Great video! I wonder if these are some of the berries that grow wild in my back yard? In my case they grow like high bush blueberry. I harvest them to make jam and use them in pancakes. I often wonder why we don't grow more things in the U.S., like runner beans (which are super popular in the U.K. and are beautiful plants with lovely flowers hummingbirds flock to, as well as giving you both green beans and big, meaty dry beans), or hardy kiwi, which apparently are sweeter than the fuzzy kiwi we get in the supermarket. My hardy kiwi are just producing their first fruits this year (in NJ). So we'll see! It just seems like you could grow these all over the country and not have to ship tropical kiwi.
What’s the best variety of June berry tree?
im in zone 6b and growing saskatoon berry trees in my foo forest. great video
I am an avid fan of this channel. Very informative and I love the host. Lovelots from the Philippines. ❤
I love your advocacy for native foods. The simpler growing conditions are win me over! It's a beautiful tree too!
I grew up in Manitoba and these bushes grew along our lane. We picked them and my mother made jelly, delicious. 50 years later, i was living in Virginia, read a silly novel that talked about the "sarvice" berries. I looked it up in comprehensive tree and shrub book and discovered that it was a "saskatoon" latin name "Amelanchier" and p art of the ""rosacia" family of plants. Just for your info.
i grow saskatoons just north of toronto ..they are awesome
This is a really helpful video. I've spent some time looking at what trees to install in my small garden, and the Juneberry is definitely one that I'm going to go for, especially as the berries have such a great nutritional value. It seems to grow fairly quick, which means it will provide good shade for my barrel pond area and being low maintenance is of course a plus, too!
I think this is what my aunt was showing me when she went walking in Maryland. I don't think she knew it can be eaten. I love your presentation. You should travel and present local fruits. Guyana first, Jamaica, Phillipines etc.
I have never heard of a Juneberry tree always learn something when I watch your videos maybe I just have to plant one👍
Thanx a lot
Now the cats out of the bag
One of the best berries that I’ve had a chance to try
My first introduction was in a rhubarb Saskatoon berry pie
Best pie I’ve ever eaten!
That took me from 1 slice of pie a year
To 7-8 pies a year
Then there’s the jam, Yummmmmmy!
Omg, that’s the berry that grows on my route to grade school as a kid. The tree it was on was really small and I’ve always wondered what it was. Tasted okay without much flavour but it was a treat whenever I walk past it
Some types are pretty flavorless but others can be very sweet
You are awesome ma'am, your best n nice way of expressing n elaboration, and as usual always coming up with new things thank u ❤️
Was waiting for this one 💓
My trees are picky about the weather. Last year we got some nice berries. This year the berries are shriveling up before they get ripe. 😭 It's been raining a lot so maybe they don't like too much rain? Haven't figured it out yet.
will have to give juneberries a try.
Zone 7 here in south jersey too!
I did not discover this berry until recently and I do not understand why. I am generally quite good at identifying edible and medicinal plants, but now I find this berry bush everywhere here in southern Sweden (Europe).
There are several great tasting cultivars that are not as thick skinned and are very sweet. Check out Northline, its one of my favorite cultivars.
The Juneberry is like aratilis or kerson fruit (muntingia calabura) this is a very famous Berry in the Philippines, when I was a kid we always climb in that kind of a tree, and we eat it as a snack, most of the parents says its a kind of a tall grass that we didn't know where it came from, untill many years passed, a 16 year old girl discovered that this berries are lots of nutritious benefits
Hi Nicole another informative video. Thanks. I have shared a link below for DIY 'cherry picker'. You may use it pick June berries. Why waste😊
The wild berry explorers I've met say that there are huge differences in wild Juneberries, and I've found some which are even better than blueberries! The big round red ones are seedier, where the blue teardrop shaped ones are like blueberries but better tasting. Check it out Nicole! 🌞 Saskatoons for peace! ☮️
Saskatoon berry wine from BC! Yum! Saskatoon Berry Syrup from Summerland Sweets...Heaven!!!
Just have time to watch. Berry informative, Nicole ❤️
I remember these very fondly from when I lived in Ohio. I wish I could grow them here in Sarasota. I do think they taste better than blueberries.
I have a couple growing in my yard and between the catbird and some chipmunks, I haven’t eaten very many.
I have three Saskatoon Bushes in my yard. I didn't know they came in tree form.
Lots of "You Pick" places around here for so much a pail
random: Saskatoon (the city) is often called Saskabush as a fun term by people who live in the area
They grow mostly as a bush in the Dakota's also.
Excellent chennal...we want more vedioes... thank you💐💐💐👌
This is interesting, Nicole. Thank you!
My husband got a pie as an Xmas gift from a vendor. We thought it was blueberry but it has no blueberry flavor, the blue berries inside are smaller than your average blueberry, they are very dark blue, they have no tartness to them, and we found a pit that looks like a very small cherry pit in the pie. Do you have any idea what kind of fruit this might be? The pie is not homemade and looks like came from a company that possibly makes them for food service.
Hi Nicole,
Sounds very nice I like to know more about this beautiful berry.
We call them service berrys in idaho I have a 500 acre ranch full of them if you need a place to pick. Not joking. And ours get dark purple if they’re dark red they’re not ready but they’re amazing
I would think it would be too dry in Idaho for serviceberries
Beautifull video....nice to see very good host
Nicole, I am curious. How does a slightly unripe juneberry taste? Is it tart? And a fully ripe one would be sweet? I prefer tart to very sweet. Wonderful video, thank you 🌹🌷❤😋
Great question! I have to pick mine slightly underripe (a little more red than purple) in order to get any before the catbirds eat them all. I'd say they have a mild tartness but not puckeringly so. ;)
Finally caught up to watch an episode the day of uploading.
Timing of this video lol.
We just picked up a Saskatoon, or Juneberry. They are extremely rare to find..... if you are in Australia. People just don't grow them which is a shame, the flowers alone are worth it. Most people here say they should fruit just on Xmas time in December.
In austria we call the european variety "Felsen-birne" which means rock-pear
Europe also has one variety.Amelamchier ovalis
Bring on the Juneberry, we need them.
Zone 7? Where exactly is this video being filmed? Are you coastal? I've never seen this tree (to my knowledge) and I'm from Los Angeles.
Love your videos ❤❤❤
thank you!
Never heard of juneberries or hv seen. This is my first time knowing about juneberries.
Nice info
Me too!
I wish these can grow in the tropics. 😍 We only have this "Pahang Cherry" in my country but I'm not aware of any local cuisines made from these cherries, shame!
Thanks I learned something !
Always great videos
Love your videos never heard of this before!
I gotta get one of these!
In Connecticut,we call it Shad Blow tree
Addiing 10 plants per year in Montana. 20 so far from bare root plants. Can't wait til they flower, throw berries
Love the ending✨
I like your style and obsession for Fruits
Love from india. Keep it continue.
Ever seen one in india? June berry
Thank you!!
@@TrueFoodTV your most welcome.
Fascinating, how do they compare to acai berries?
Very interesting. I've probably already had them before thinking they were just wild blueberries when in reality it was a tall juneberry bush.
I may look at one as an ornamental and edible tree for my front lawn.
Can we eat the seeds? And how can you tell if it’s ready?
What service berry tree do you have? I have two of them myself. They are so beautiful
Unfortunately I dont know exactly which kind because I didn't plant it myself. But yes, they are lovely!
I’ve NEVER heard of these before and I’m a Texas girl!!!
I hadn't either until I moved in here!
I'm fairly sure your too far south to grow it. Most fruit trees that are so cold hardly also needs X amount of what orchard enthusiasts call "chill hours" to stimulate blossoms for fruit production. But I envy you cause you can grow stuff that I'd need a greenhouse for.
Informatif thanks frend 🙌😍😍😍
The Juneberry name is an American marketing name to better introduce the berry to new customers, it's easier to pronounce than saskatoon. The name saskatoon is anglicized from the Cree word for the berry, in Plains Cree it is Misakwatomina, small berry on many branches. Hard to pronounce. It became Saskatoon to settlers. There is a city in Saskatchewan named Saskatoon, the location of one of the world's best agricultural schools. There was a Saskatoon joke told on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium when it hosted the Grand Ole Opry, in Tennessee. An American trucker and his swamper get out at a truckstop after a long drive. Once inside he asks a waitress where they are. "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan," she says. The trucker turns to his swamper, "Good God, we drove so far, they don't even speak English here!"
Such wonderful information here, Lawrence! Thank you! Yes, I know Cornell tried to convince the Canadian saskatoon growers to change the name to juneberry so they could create a united North American market. I'm glad Canada has stuck to its guns. ;)
@@TrueFoodTV Yes, to call the berry anything but a saskatoon in most of Canada can get ordinarily calm people riled! :) Love your show!
I'm in Albuquerque that's zone 7. It's high desert and very dry...
Does it freeze and get cold?
You are amazing
Are June berries edible if so I so so wished I knew earlier at my old house by the tea there was one with tons of berries on them now if I would of known I would of harvested some
Absolutely! As I say in the video, they are delicious.
We call it Saskatoon berries. They have 7 times more magnesium than blue berry and double of vitamin C blue berry
where can I get this? can you please send cuttings?
Awesome thanks sister
I've never heard of these in UK.
Indian blue berry are big than other berries.
Never knew it existed until now!
Canada is truberry,we’ll inform 💝
Berry awesome!
1st time to heard about Juneberries here! Who's with me? Comment Juneberries below... =)
Türkçe altyazılı paylaşın lütfen.
hello from Vietnam
Ahh, no it's a Sugar Plum in my part of northern Ontario, Canadastan!