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two goumi questions
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Posted by Oklahawg NE OK z6-7 (My Page) on Tue, May 31, 05 at 0:02
| I enjoyed my first crop of goumi's. In fact, I ordered two additional plants for a different part of the yard!
1. The fruits were quite a bit smaller than the cherry or grape size I envisioned. Was this because its the first crop and subsequent crops will be a bit bigger? Or, is the one-third the width of a penny about normal?
2. I enjoyed plucking a dozen per day and snacking while puttering about the yard. Then, they all vanished. I thought they would be immune to birds, but is it possible that birds got them, or did they go past their prime and fall off?
Thanks in advance. |
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RE: two goumi questions
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| Your fruit is of proper size. Mine is ripening; the robin takes them at the first sign of color. If you want larger goumi, try comparing them to a dime. |
RE: two goumi questions
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| The first year mine fruited the fruit was much smaller than the next year. Birds are supposed to like the fruit but no birds bothered mine last year. I really LOVE the taste of the berries too! |
RE: two goumi questions
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Where did you buy your goumi plants?
Thank you!
Amber |
RE: two goumi questions
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| The robins must have liked them. So much so that they set up shop in a nearby tree and sing for all its worth morning noon and night. That's one good reason to plant goumi! I bought the goumi that fruited this spring from either raintree or one green world. I bought two additional goumis after the crop this year. They were purchased from Hidden Springs nursery in Tennessee. This nursery doesn't have a website, but you can find their catalog using the google catalog search. All three of these (and Edible Landscaping who I haven't bought from in a year or two) are very good sources for the unusual. LarryGene, I laugh everytime I read your comment about comparing them to a dime. Hope that helps. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Old Hidden Springs Catalog, 03-04
RE: two goumi questions
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- Posted by Chills 6b (??) Mi (My Page) on
Sat, Jun 18, 05 at 22:37
| you'll likely get a number of other responses, but I'll give you two good nurseries that I know carry goumi. Burnt Ridge (I think its www.burntridgenursery.com)
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Raintree nursery www.raintreenursery.com, though I'm not sure about this address. Both are quite reputable nurseries, though I prefer Burnt Ridge. ~Chills |
RE: two goumi questions
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| Thank you for introducing this newbie to some great nurseries! I appreciate it. Amber |
RE: two goumi questions
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| Just Fruits and Exotics sells Goumi trees. It's located a little south of Tallahassee and has many other well suited to Florida weather fruit trees and perennials. |
RE: two goumi questions
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| I have a LOT of Goumi Bushes/Trees growing on my property, but far and away the two best are a cultivar variety called "Sweet Scarlet" from Burnt Ridge in Washington. These fruit MUCH earlier (May'ish) and have larger, sweeter berries. The rest of mine are various Eleagnus multiflora of non-cultivar specimens. They don't fruit until late summer (August) and the berries are quite a bit smaller, though the "trees" (large bushes actually) are substantially larger than the Scarlet. The Scarlet, though smaller, is a nicer, less-wild looking bush. I have it growing in a sculptured landscape setting at the front of my property with a round river gravel mulch, and it's quite attractive. |
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