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| one_dog_per_acre |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 7:53:44 PM
They are EVERYWHERE in my yard. Some are the size of small trees. The fruit is sweet and seedy. It looks a lot like a blueberry.
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| Montrose Girl |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 2:54:59 PM
Yup, Serviceberry. This from years of documenting it with the Forest Service in Montana.
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 08:48:59 AM
I think I've seen a tree like that in a local park just recently. I'll have to look for it again and bring some of the berries home to compare with your pictures. I've heard of serviceberry, juneberry, shadberry, etc. but I didn't know what they were exactly or that they all refer to the same thing. |
| City Chick |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 06:18:10 AM
Oh, yummy! I was just treated to some June berries/service berries. They make excellent muffins & pancakes! I'm on the hunt for a tree for my yard. |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 09:04:38 AM
I was going to say serviceberry. We had them last month, but it's warmer here. |
| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 07:23:25 AM
I'm with Dianne here, In Canada they are called Saskatoon berries, here in the West they are called serviceberries other names June berries or shad berries. Google Saskatoon or sericeberries photo and compare. The leaves and height are not blueberry plants. When my husband comes back from backpacking from the Sawtooths I can get you a positive ID. They make excellent wine etc. JoAnn |
| homemakerkate |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 07:16:44 AM
I am with Diane on this one. Looks like Sakatoon to me as well. They look like blueberries with a milder taste. Good berries! yum! |
| Mumof3 |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 05:56:19 AM
Looks like blueberries to me, too!! Yum- you lucky girl!
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| DaisyFarm |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 8:27:47 PM
I'm pretty sure those are Saskatoons and they make the best jam and pies. They grow wild all over the prairies where I grew up.
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 8:19:18 PM
they look like blueberries to me too..I have seen blueberry trees get about twelve foot across and about as tall..so it is very possible your tree just went a little "wild" is all.
you can always take a few leaves and berries to your county's cooperative extension office or a nearby nursery to confirm that it is indeed a blueberry tree.
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 8:01:05 PM
those look like blueberreis to me, compare to the pic in this link http://home.earthlink.net/~blueberryfarm/pictures.html the bushes can get huge! i am 5'7" and have seen the ones that arent kept trimed back to be wayyy over my head! enjoy their bounty! peace connie in alaska |
