Not sure where you can order them . But I know they grow in the wild in NFLD canada and Finland.

I wouldn't be surprised if there was a Newfoundland club or store in Boston (or get the white pages and start phoning Healeys). If there is, see if you can make any connections to get some plants (if that's legal) or some unprocessed berries (I don't know if they're easy or not to grow from seed). Good luck! Joe, quarter Newfoundlander

I would be surprised if you were able to get the plants from Newfoundland. Before boarding the ferries to leave the island Agricultre Canada search all vehicles for plants, crops and soil. No idea why but it has happened each time we have visited our friends there.

That's true, about the border. I lost a rosemary plant once that way (had to leave it on the curb, called friends in Corner Brook and said they could have it if it was still there). I wonder if bare-root plants can be sold? Bakeapple also grows in northern Quebec and (I think) Cape Breton. Joe

Hello,
I used to be Robin282 on GW, but since iVillage made changes, I cannot log into that ID anymore.

In any case, I wanted to update folks on my progress. This was the most difficult plant to track down. I was able to get some seeds from Norway, and from a US germplasm bank that got its seed from Russia.

Upon receipt of the Norway seed, I have tried to look up cultivation instructions to no avail. Finally, the germplasm bank seeds arrived with instructions. Wow, is this going to be a challenge! After a bleach treatment (very hard coat), and warm stratify, then cold stratify, then light germination--using proper techniques and as sterile a batch of materials as possible, allow 60 days for germination after the 3 months of the warm, and 3 months of the cold.

Probably more than you wanted to know, but wish me luck!

BY THE WAY, I'd still tke plants of I could get them...

Robin

I am still looking for seeds & plants just as desperately.

Last spring, I got a sandwich bag full of cloudberry seeds from a generous man in Alaska. I left them in the fridge until August. I then took them out, treated some with bleach, treated some with geribellic #&*% acid (I can never spell that), and sanded them, & planted them then, at the end of the summer. I figured the cold (only) stratification didn't work, so I tried a warm, then cold strat. A few days ago, I noticed sprouts, but I wasn't sure if they were cloudberry. Then, a second leaf came out, and it looks like cloudberry! I am just thrilled that I accomplished something that so many have said could not be done! Out of a whole asndwich bag FULL of seeds, only a few dozen have sprouted. I am happy with that. Then I read if you can sprout them, they won't make it. I am going to try to do my best to see that they do.

Meanwhile, I would still like to get more seed to continue experimenting with sprouting the things, and I really hope to get plants because I read that from seed, it takes 7 years to get fruit! Yikes!

If anyone can provide either seed or plants, PLMK. I still want them. I'll pay postage. I am also trying to get seed or plants from a variety of places so that I can have good genetic diversity.
Thanks,
Robin

Hi Robin:

Althought it is legal to send seeds to the US we can not transport garden plants or bulbs into the US, that is illegal. I do have a suggestion though. Have someone dig up the plant, shake all the soil off it, cut it right back and replant it using sterilized soil into a houseplant pot. Now call it a 'house plant'. For some some strange reason house plants can be transported acrosss the border.

Cheers,
MG

Here is a link that might be useful: Our website

can it be rooted from slips?

Are they rhizomes? It seems that if that's so, wonder why they're so difficult to find Canada wide? Another berry I'd love to find more widespread in Canada is the Saskatoon Berry. Does anyone know where to find this plant or availability in Ontario?

Saskatoons can be had here, see link

http://www.saskatoonfarm.com/catalogue2.htm

We got some last year and they have wintered well and are nice sturdy plants. Even had a few berries last summer. They came potted, on the bus and arrived in good shape. We are on PEI, east coast, and the bushes came from Saskatchewan.