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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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 Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 7:53:44 PM
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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.
Trish
Farmgirl Sister #91
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 8:01:05 PM
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| 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 |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 8:19:18 PM
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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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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 8:27:47 PM
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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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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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homemakerkate
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
Kate
Ewen
Michigan
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 07:16:44 AM
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| 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! |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 07:23:25 AM
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| 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 |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 09:04:38 AM
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| I was going to say serviceberry. We had them last month, but it's warmer here. |
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 06:18:10 AM
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| 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. |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 08:48:59 AM
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| 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. |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 2:54:59 PM
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Yup, Serviceberry. This from years of documenting it with the Forest Service in Montana.
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