I grew up with them. My grandmother would make pies I will never forget. They make the best fruit wine in my opinion too. If you like these berries and blueberry, I wonder if you have heard of Honeyberry also called Haskap? I had never heard of them now I can't get enough, lol. Thanks for the great comment my friend! Have a great day!
@@halfmoongardens3345 Yes I am anxious to grow them. In my yard in Long Island NY I have many different types of raspberries, blackberries, thimbleberries, dewberries, wineberries, mulberries and peach, plum and pear trees. Serviceberries are great but they don't make good jam, nothing beats red raspberries for that.
My yard in Saskatoon is full of the bushes. I planted a row of over 30 bushes along the south side fence of my property back in 2001. I get a bumper crop of these every year. Great for pies, jam, and wine!
You are right about great for pies, jams, and wine. I made some Mead with Saskatoons and I'll be making more, just too good not to. 30 bushes 20 years mature is something special my friend, I bet you do get a bumper crop, awesome. Thanks for the great comment, hope you have a great day!
Take it from someone who worked in a factory that made preserves for years, nothing beats red raspberry for jam. Saskatoons are best straight from the bush
Hello Romania! Yes, Saskatoon is a wonderful plant. Very cool you are growing them, thanks for commenting! Makes me happy to think you will be enjoying your own Saskatoons. Happy gardening my friend!
@@halfmoongardens3345 My kids and I been enjoying the fruits for the past 2 years now. I hope in 10 years, maybe, birds will spread seeds (there a few big orchards here as well) and then we'll have them spontneous in the wild just like in North America. :) I will be so excited when I'll find one in the wild or at the outskirts of villages...
Mine are in full bloom right now, beautiful. Yeah the leaves are just coming on now. Awesome to have so many bushes, the birds must love your yard. Thank-you my friend!
Awesome to hear my friend! Great addition to any yard, beautiful when they bloom and in fall when the leaves change. I grew up with Saskatoon pies and jam/jelly. These berries also make one of the best homemade wines not made from grape. Enjoy my friend!
I grew up eating pies and jam, one of my favorites too my friend. 20 plants is awesome, the birds must love you. Thanks for the comment, have yourself a great weekend!
My grandmother would keep dried ones. She also made a syrup that when added to hot water made a wonderful drink. So much medicine all around us, we are blessed! I'll dry some this harvest, thanks my friend! Reminding me of my grandmother was a very kind thing!
Yes, great question. Fertility is most affected by soil health. I begin fertilization with the addition of Biochar to the soil. Biochar permanently changes the physical character of the soil, any soil. It is like adding compost that doesn't breakdown, but provides habitat for a healthy microscopic ecosystem. So yes, I fertilize, but it is an organic integrated system requiring very little year to year input. A diluted compost tea is great fertilizer, easy to make with weeds and rain water in a bucket. Feeding with tea is very effective, just make sure it is diluted, you don't need much or too often. Mulching around the base with grass/leaf clippings adds nutrition, protects and feeds the soil life, and will protect in winter. I hope this isn't too long winded and answers your question. I do everything organic. Thank-you my friend, have a great day!
@@halfmoongardens3345 I took some cuttings from some bushes at my bank last night, dipped them in root stimulator, and planted them in pots. Hoping they'll grow.
@@thebluemorpho6640 worth a try, they should grow, very hardy. Great berry to have in the yard. You have me thinking of cuttings now, lol. Thanks my friend, have a great day!
I've heard from a few people that they are being grown, amazing! This berry was part of growing up on the prairie, true treasure. Great to hear from you my friend, thank-you!
The seeds soften with cooking, like say a pie or jam. I haven't tried to deseed them. Cook and strain like you would make a jelly or run through a juicer? Honestly I don't know how well that works with Saskatoons, my grandmother could have told us, I simply have never done it. Peace
Thanks my friend! They can grow quite large so 4 should give you lots of pies and jam. If you have a stream or river valley close by they can often be found along the banks. Have a great day!
I discovered them while hiking in Wisconsin, could not believe that a berry I never heard of was so good. Along with blueberries they are a 10
I grew up with them. My grandmother would make pies I will never forget. They make the best fruit wine in my opinion too. If you like these berries and blueberry, I wonder if you have heard of Honeyberry also called Haskap? I had never heard of them now I can't get enough, lol.
Thanks for the great comment my friend! Have a great day!
@@halfmoongardens3345 Yes I am anxious to grow them. In my yard in Long Island NY I have many different types of raspberries, blackberries, thimbleberries, dewberries, wineberries, mulberries and peach, plum and pear trees.
Serviceberries are great but they don't make good jam, nothing beats red raspberries for that.
@@shawns0762 great varieties, I would love to grow peaches. Sounds like you must have a cool yard, awesome. Yes, I love some good jam. Cheers!
My yard in Saskatoon is full of the bushes. I planted a row of over 30 bushes along the south side fence of my property back in 2001. I get a bumper crop of these every year. Great for pies, jam, and wine!
You are right about great for pies, jams, and wine. I made some Mead with Saskatoons and I'll be making more, just too good not to. 30 bushes 20 years mature is something special my friend, I bet you do get a bumper crop, awesome. Thanks for the great comment, hope you have a great day!
Take it from someone who worked in a factory that made preserves for years, nothing beats red raspberry for jam. Saskatoons are best straight from the bush
Yup! I'm in love with this plant. I have 3 varieties and 2 more coming. I"m from Romania. :)
Hello Romania! Yes, Saskatoon is a wonderful plant. Very cool you are growing them, thanks for commenting! Makes me happy to think you will be enjoying your own Saskatoons. Happy gardening my friend!
@@halfmoongardens3345 My kids and I been enjoying the fruits for the past 2 years now. I hope in 10 years, maybe, birds will spread seeds (there a few big orchards here as well) and then we'll have them spontneous in the wild just like in North America. :)
I will be so excited when I'll find one in the wild or at the outskirts of villages...
@@cutarecutarescu the birds will be happy to help I'm sure. The idea of them growing wild in Europe is exciting to me too! Happy gardening my friend!
Hey was thinking of getting one but was wondering what’s each tasted like, what’s your favorite out of the ones you have?
@@39coolbeans39 Sleyt or the classic ornamentel Amelanchier Lamarckii
I always find it fascinating how the bushes put flowers on well before the leaves come on. I have 30-40 bushes in my yard here in North Dakota.
Mine are in full bloom right now, beautiful. Yeah the leaves are just coming on now. Awesome to have so many bushes, the birds must love your yard. Thank-you my friend!
I just planted 3 this fall. Super excited to taste them for the first time!
Awesome to hear my friend! Great addition to any yard, beautiful when they bloom and in fall when the leaves change.
I grew up with Saskatoon pies and jam/jelly. These berries also make one of the best homemade wines not made from grape.
Enjoy my friend!
I love them too. They are eco friendly since they are native to north anerica. Nice flowers, nice orange fall color and delicious fruit.
Thank-you my friend! They are a wonderful presence in the yard for sure. Hope you have a great day!
my favourite shrub! i have a few varieties - 20 shrubs in total
I grew up eating pies and jam, one of my favorites too my friend. 20 plants is awesome, the birds must love you. Thanks for the comment, have yourself a great weekend!
We have them in Northern Europe, they came from North America and grow in wild now too, and ofcourse i love them too😊
They sure are a great berry, very healthy. I love hearing they are growing wild in Europe, thanks my friend! Hope you are enjoying the summer!
They taste sweeter dried!
In our language they are called siya (pronounce see-ya)
My grandmother would keep dried ones. She also made a syrup that when added to hot water made a wonderful drink. So much medicine all around us, we are blessed! I'll dry some this harvest, thanks my friend! Reminding me of my grandmother was a very kind thing!
It’s time! SE lower Michigan u pick started this week, and with the hot temps won’t last long.
They are worth the work, I look forward every year. Mine are green right now. Happy picking!
@@halfmoongardens3345
One of the easiest berries to pick.
And never took much work when I grew them myself. Enjoy your harvest.
what strain is this? northline? i have smoky, northline and i forget the other type i planted. mine are only a about a foot tall tho...
I'm sorry my friend, I don't know the variety. We have Saskatoons growing wild all around. Good idea to try several varieties, enjoy!
Do you fertilize them? If you do, what do you use and when?
Yes, great question. Fertility is most affected by soil health. I begin fertilization with the addition of Biochar to the soil. Biochar permanently changes the physical character of the soil, any soil. It is like adding compost that doesn't breakdown, but provides habitat for a healthy microscopic ecosystem. So yes, I fertilize, but it is an organic integrated system requiring very little year to year input. A diluted compost tea is great fertilizer, easy to make with weeds and rain water in a bucket. Feeding with tea is very effective, just make sure it is diluted, you don't need much or too often. Mulching around the base with grass/leaf clippings adds nutrition, protects and feeds the soil life, and will protect in winter. I hope this isn't too long winded and answers your question. I do everything organic. Thank-you my friend, have a great day!
These are used decoratively here in Raleigh.
I think they look good, I know they taste good, lol
@@halfmoongardens3345 I took some cuttings from some bushes at my bank last night, dipped them in root stimulator, and planted them in pots. Hoping they'll grow.
@@thebluemorpho6640 worth a try, they should grow, very hardy. Great berry to have in the yard. You have me thinking of cuttings now, lol. Thanks my friend, have a great day!
Got this plant in south-east Europe...amazing berry 🫐
I've heard from a few people that they are being grown, amazing! This berry was part of growing up on the prairie, true treasure. Great to hear from you my friend, thank-you!
I think the one I tried had a fairly big seed in it, is my memory correct? If so, how do you use them without the seeds
The seeds soften with cooking, like say a pie or jam. I haven't tried to deseed them. Cook and strain like you would make a jelly or run through a juicer? Honestly I don't know how well that works with Saskatoons, my grandmother could have told us, I simply have never done it. Peace
all this time and no comments ? I have 4 plants on the way for spring planting! Would be nice to have them wild around me.
Thanks my friend! They can grow quite large so 4 should give you lots of pies and jam. If you have a stream or river valley close by they can often be found along the banks. Have a great day!
Im like 80% sure i found a ton of theses back in the backcountry in montana. Is there anything thats easy to mix these up with that are toxic?
I'm not great at identifying plants in the wild, but I haven't seen anything in Alberta that I would mistake for Saskatoon.
I had a box one it died it is the best Berry as a kid on the prairie in the bushes eating berries lol
They make great pies, growing up on the prairie you certainly do come to enjoy them. Eating them makes me remember really good times and people.
How long it take to get that big ci
This is nearly 20 years old, was cut back or it would be much bigger.
Power Hour!